Japan’s forward, Mami Ueno, is currently the top goal scorer in the 2016 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup.
This is after round one of the Group competition.
The 20-year-old made her debut in the World Cup, scoring three goals to help her team to victory against Nigeria on Sunday, November 13, at the Bava Park, Port Moresby.
She scored alongside teammate Yuka Momiki, who scored two goals, in the match against Nigeria.
Players running second with two goals so far in the tournament are Momiki, Germany’s Madeline Gier, Lucía García of Spain and three players from the Brazil team; Brena, Gabi Nunes and Yasmim.
Players with one goal each are Brazil’s Duda, Geyse and Katrine, Germany’s Lea Schüller, Jacqueline Crowther and Kiana Palacios of Mexico, New Zealand’s Tayla Christensen, Kim So Hyang and Ri Hyang-Sim of North Korea, Venezuela’s Mariana Speckmaier, and Aitana Bonmati, Maria Caldentey and Patricia Guijarro of Spain.
Brazil’s nine goals were scored during the match against host team Papua New Guinea on Sunday.
Each team has two more games each in the round robin before the finals.
The top two teams of each group advance to the quarterfinals.