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

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 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]

Table key
Indicates that her team won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates that her team lost the match
List of international goals scored by Ellen White
No. Team Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1  England 25 March 2010 Loftus Road, London, England  Austria 3–0 3–0 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification [4]
2 20 May 2010 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 5–0 6–0 [13]
3 29 July 2010 Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England  Turkey 2–0 3–0 [14]
4 21 August 2010 Sepp Doll Stadium [de], Krems, Austria  Austria 4–0 4–0 [15]
5 2 March 2011 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Italy 1–0 2–0 2011 Cyprus Cup [16]
6 5 July 2011 Impuls Arena, Augsburg, Germany  Japan 1–0 2–0 2011 FIFA World Cup [17]
7 22 September 2011 County Ground, Swindon, England  Slovenia 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2013 qualification [18]
8 23 November 2011 Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England  Serbia 2–0 2–0 [19]
9 31 March 2012 Gradski stadion, Nikšić, Montenegro  Croatia 4–0 6–0 [20]
10 6 March 2013 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus  Italy 4–2 4–2 2013 Cyprus Cup [16]
11 8 March 2013 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Scotland 1–1 4–4 [16]
12 11 March 2013 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  New Zealand 1–1 3–1 [16]
13 7 April 2013 New York Stadium, Rotherham, England  Canada 1–0 1–0 Friendly [21]
14 4 July 2013 Skarsjövallen, Uddevalla, Sweden  Sweden 1–0 1–4 [22]
15 21 September 2013 Dean Court, Bournemouth, England  Belarus 2–0 6–0 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]
16 26 September 2013 Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England  Turkey 3–0 8–0 [24]
17 6–0
18 4 June 2016 Adams Park, High Wycombe, England  Serbia 4–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2017 qualification [25]
19 7 June 2016 Kuća Fudbala [sr], Stara Pazova, Serbia  Serbia 2–0 7–0 [26]
20 4 March 2017 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States  United States 1–0 1–0 2017 SheBelieves Cup [27]
21 10 April 2017 Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England  Austria 1–0 3–0 Friendly [28]
22 1 July 2017 Gladsaxe Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 2–1 [29]
23 2–1
24 19 July 2017 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands  Scotland 3–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2017 [30]
25 4 March 2018 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States  Germany 1–1 2–2 2018 SheBelieves Cup [31]
26 2–2
27 27 February 2019 Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, United States  Brazil 1–1 2–1 2019 SheBelieves Cup [32]
28 9 April 2019 County Ground, Swindon, England  Spain 2–0 2–1 Friendly [33]
29 9 June 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Scotland 2–0 2–1 2019 FIFA World Cup [34]
30 19 June 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Japan 1–0 2–0 [35]
31 2–0
32 23 June 2019 Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France  Cameroon 2–0 3–0 [36]
33 27 June 2019 Stade Océane, Le Havre, France  Norway 2–0 3–0 [37]
34 2 July 2019 Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France  United States 1–1 1–2 [38]
35 9 November 2019 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Germany 1–1 1–2 Friendly [39]
36 8 March 2020 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States  Japan 1–0 1–0 2020 SheBelieves Cup [40]
37 23 February 2021 St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, England  Northern Ireland 1–0 6–0 Friendly [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
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44 2–1
45 3–4
46  England 17 September 2021 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England  North Macedonia 2–0 8–0 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification [43]
47 4–0
48 21 September 2021 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 10–0 [44]
49 2–0
50 26 October 2021 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 3–0 10–0 [45]
51 27 November 2021 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England  Austria 1–0 1–0 [46]
52 30 November 2021 Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England  Latvia 2–0 20–0 [3]
53 3–0
54 9–0
55 23 February 2022 Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England  Germany 1–0 3–1 2022 Arnold Clark Cup [47]
56 8 April 2022 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia  North Macedonia 4–0 10–0 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification [48]
57 11 July 2022 Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove, England  Norway 3–0 8–0 UEFA Euro 2022 [8]
58 6–0

Hat-tricks

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]

Statistics

See also

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