2023/24 Women's Nations League top scorers: Beck, Bugeja, Beerensteyn, Athenea, Carusa, McCabe, Pajor
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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Israel's Sharon Beck overtook Malta's Haley Bugeja as top scorer with a Matchday 6 hat-trick, while Lineth Beerensteyn led the way in League A.
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Israel's Sharon Beck overtook Malta's Haley Bugeja with a Matchday 6 hat-trick to finish as top scorer in the inaugural UEFA Women's Nations League league stage.
2023/24 Women's Nations League overall top scorers (league stage)
9 Sharon Beck (Israel)
8 Haley Bugeja (Malta)
6 Lineth Beerensteyn (Netherlands)
6 Karlina Miksone (Latvia)
6 Lisette Tammik (Estonia)
5 Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland)
5 Athenea del Castillo (Spain)
5 Armisa Kuć (Montenegro)
5 Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland)
5 Ewa Pajor (Poland)
5 Birgül Sadıkoğlu (Türkiye)
4 Klara Bühl (Germany)
4 Linda Sällström (Finland)
4 Olga Ševcova (Latvia)
4 Amalie Vangsgaard (Denmark)
Köln player Beck only had one international goal before this Nations League campaign but struck nine as Israel won promotion from League C. Her tally included a pair of hat-tricks, against Armenia and then in the promotion-clinching victory against Estonia. Her second treble allowed her to overhaul Inter forward Bugeja, who notched eight goals in Malta's first four games as they earned a League B berth as group winners.
The Netherlands' Lineth Beerensteyn scored twice on her 100th cap against Belgium to send her team through to the finals and take her tally to a League A-leading six. Top scorers in League B were Republic of Ireland pair Kyra Carusa and Katie McCabe along with Poland striker Ewa Pajor; both their sides clinched promotion.
League A top scorers
6 Lineth Beerensteyn (Netherlands)
5 Athenea del Castillo (Spain)
4 Klara Bühl (Germany)
4 Amalie Vangsgaard (Denmark)
League B top scorers
5 Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland)
5 Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland)
5 Ewa Pajor (Poland)
4 Linda Sällström (Finland)
League C top scorers
9 Sharon Beck (Israel)
8 Haley Bugeja (Malta)
6 Karlina Miksone (Latvia)
6 Lisette Tammik (Estonia)
Hat-tricks in the 2023/24 Women's Nations League
Patrícia Hmírová (Slovakia 4-0 Croatia) 26/09/23, League B
Karlina Miksone (Andorra 0-4 Latvia) 26/09/23, League C
Pernille Harder (Wales 1-5 Denmark) 26/09/23, League A
Lisette Tammik (Armenia 1-4 Estonia) 27/10/23, League C
Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland 5-1 Albania) 27/10/23, League B
Haley Bugeja (Andorra 0-3 Malta) 31/10/23, League C Scored between 36th and 43rd minutes
Sharon Beck (Armenia 0-4 Israel) 29/11/23, League C
Ada Hegerberg (Norway 4-0 Portugal) 01/12/23, League A
Olga Ševcova (Latvia 4-0 Andorra) 01/12/23, League C
Sharon Beck (Israel 4-1 Estonia) 5/12/23, League C
Henrietta Csiszár (Hungary 6-0 Albania) 5/12/23, League B