The 5-Goal Gals

After England's Ellen White scored in yesterday's quarterfinal match against Norway, she became the third player to score five goals in this World Cup. Here's a closer look at each of the three women currently atop the goal leaderboard:

Sam Kerr - Australia - Kerr has won back-to-back NWSL Golden Boots after netting 17 goals for Sky Blue FC in 2017 and then 16 goals for the Chicago Red Stars in 2018. She also currently sits atop the leaderboard in 2019 with six more goals for the Red Stars. Despite only being 25 years old, she already has 80 CAPS for Australia and now has 36 career international goals. In the 2019 World Cup Kerr scored once against Italy, and four times against Jamaica during the Group Stage.

Ellen White - England - White plays professionally in England with her career taking her from Chelsea to Leeds Carnegie to Arsenal to Notts County to Birmingham City and most recently Manchester City. She's been CAP'd 85 times by England (and four more times for Great Britain during the 2012 Olympics) and now has 32 international goals. Now 30 years old, White has scored in every one of England's matches during this Wold Cup with the exception of their 1-0 win over Argentina, and she scored twice against Japan. 

Alex Morgan - USA - Unquestionably soccer royalty in America, the 29 year old Morgan eclipsed the 100 goal plateau this year, and following her five-goal outburst against Thailand in the U.S.'s World Cup Opener, Morgan now sits at 106 goals in her career spanning 166 appearances. Morgan has been the CONCACAF player of the year four times (including each of the last three years) and plays professionally in the NWSL for the Orlando Pride.