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List of international goals scored by Ellen White

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Ellen White is an English former professional footballer who played for both England and Great Britain between 2010 and 2022, and scored 58 international goals during that time.[2] For England, White scored 52 goals in 113 international appearances, making her the country's all-time top scorer;[2] she surpassed Kelly Smith's record of 46 goals by scoring the third goal out of 20 against Latvia in a 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying match, which was part of a record win for any senior England team.[3]

White playing for England in 2019: she played 113 games for England and eight for Great Britain.[1]

White made her international debut for England on 25 March 2010 in a 3−0 home win over Austria, scoring the third goal in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match.[4] England manager Hope Powell, who gave White her debut, was unsurprised that she scored on her debut, referencing her attitude, hard work and her commitment to being one of the best.[5] A regular during her England career, White won the 2022 UEFA Women's Championship, England's first major women's tournament.[5] She scored her first international hat-trick for England on 23 February 2021 in a home friendly against Northern Ireland, a game which England won 6−0 at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent.[6] She scored a second hat-trick for England against Latvia in November 2021, and a single hat-trick for Great Britain against Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] White scored her final goal for England in a 8−0 win over Norway during the group-stage of the 2022 UEFA Women's Championship.[8] She announced her international retirement on 22 August 2022, following the final of the 2022 Euros.[9]

White played for Great Britain at two Summer Olympic tournaments. She made her Olympic debut in a 1−0 win over New Zealand at the 2012 tournament hosted by the United Kingdom.[10] She played all four matches for Great Britain at the tournament before her team was knocked out by Canada in a 2−0 defeat during the quarter-final.[11] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, held during 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, White scored six goals, leaving as the joint-second top goalscorer behind Dutch striker Vivianne Miedema with ten goals.[12] Although she scored a hat-trick, Great Britain left the tournament following a quarter-final defeat against Australia after extra time.[7]

Goals

Scores and results list her team's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each White goal.[2][1]

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List of international goals scored by Ellen White
No. Team Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1  England25 March 2010Loftus Road, London, England Austria3–03–02011 FIFA World Cup qualification [4]
2 20 May 2010Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta5–06–0 [13]
3 29 July 2010Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England Turkey2–03–0 [14]
4 21 August 2010Sepp Doll Stadium [de], Krems, Austria Austria4–04–0 [15]
5 2 March 2011GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Italy1–02–02011 Cyprus Cup [16]
6 5 July 2011Impuls Arena, Augsburg, Germany Japan1–02–02011 FIFA World Cup [17]
7 22 September 2011County Ground, Swindon, England Slovenia2–04–0UEFA Euro 2013 qualification [18]
8 23 November 2011Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England Serbia2–02–0 [19]
9 31 March 2012Gradski stadion, Nikšić, Montenegro Croatia4–06–0 [20]
10 6 March 2013GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus Italy4–24–22013 Cyprus Cup [16]
11 8 March 2013GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Scotland1–14–4 [16]
12 11 March 2013GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus New Zealand1–13–1 [16]
13 7 April 2013New York Stadium, Rotherham, England Canada1–01–0Friendly [21]
14 4 July 2013Skarsjövallen, Uddevalla, Sweden Sweden1–01–4 [22]
15 21 September 2013Dean Court, Bournemouth, England Belarus2–06–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]
16 26 September 2013Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England Turkey3–08–0 [24]
17 6–0
18 4 June 2016Adams Park, High Wycombe, England Serbia4–07–0UEFA Euro 2017 qualification [25]
19 7 June 2016Kuća Fudbala [sr], Stara Pazova, Serbia Serbia2–07–0 [26]
20 4 March 2017Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States United States1–01–02017 SheBelieves Cup [27]
21 10 April 2017Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England Austria1–03–0Friendly [28]
22 1 July 2017Gladsaxe Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark1–02–1 [29]
23 2–1
24 19 July 2017Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands Scotland3–06–0UEFA Euro 2017 [30]
25 4 March 2018Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States Germany1–12–22018 SheBelieves Cup [31]
26 2–2
27 27 February 2019Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, United States Brazil1–12–12019 SheBelieves Cup [32]
28 9 April 2019County Ground, Swindon, England Spain2–02–1Friendly [33]
29 9 June 2019Allianz Riviera, Nice, France Scotland2–02–12019 FIFA World Cup [34]
30 19 June 2019Allianz Riviera, Nice, France Japan1–02–0 [35]
31 2–0
32 23 June 2019Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France Cameroon2–03–0 [36]
33 27 June 2019Stade Océane, Le Havre, France Norway2–03–0 [37]
34 2 July 2019Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France United States1–11–2 [38]
35 9 November 2019Wembley Stadium, London, England Germany1–11–2Friendly [39]
36 8 March 2020Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States Japan1–01–02020 SheBelieves Cup [40]
37 23 February 2021St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, England Northern Ireland1–06–0Friendly [6]
38 2–0
39 4–0
40  Great Britain 21 July 2021 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan  Chile 1–0 2–0 2020 Summer Olympics [41]
41 2–0
42 24 July 2021 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan  Japan 1–0 1–0 [42]
43 30 July 2021 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan  Australia 1–1 3–4
(a.e.t.)		 [7]
44 2–1
45 3–4
46  England17 September 2021St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England North Macedonia2–08–02023 FIFA World Cup qualification [43]
47 4–0
48 21 September 2021Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–010–0 [44]
49 2–0
50 26 October 2021Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia3–010–0 [45]
51 27 November 2021Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England Austria1–01–0 [46]
52 30 November 2021Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England Latvia2–020–0 [3]
53 3–0
54 9–0
55 23 February 2022Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England Germany1–03–12022 Arnold Clark Cup [47]
56 8 April 2022Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia North Macedonia4–010–02023 FIFA World Cup qualification [48]
57 11 July 2022Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove, England Norway3–08–0UEFA Euro 2022 [8]
58 6–0
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Hat-tricks

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List of international hat-tricks scored by Ellen White
No. For Opponent Goals Score Venue Competition Date Ref.
1  England  Northern Ireland 3 – (1–0, 2–0, 4–0) 6–0 St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, England Friendly 23 February 2021 [6]
2  Great Britain  Australia 3 – (1–1, 2–1, 3–4) 3–4 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan 2020 Summer Olympics 30 July 2021 [7]
3  England  Latvia 3 – (2–0, 3–0, 9–0) 20–0 Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification 30 November 2021 [3]
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