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. For England, White scored 52 goals in 113 international appearances, making her the country's all-time top scorer; 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.
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. 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. A regular during her England career, White won the 2022 UEFA Women's Championship, England's first major women's tournament. 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. 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. 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. She announced her international retirement on 22 August 2022, following the final of the 2022 Euros.
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. 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. 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. Although she scored a hat-trick, Great Britain left the tournament following a quarter-final defeat against Australia after extra time.
Goals
Scores and results list her team's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each White goal.
| Indicates that her team won the match | |
| Indicates the match ended in a draw | |
| Indicates that her team lost the match |
| 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 | |
| 2 | 20 May 2010 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 5–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 3 | 29 July 2010 | Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England | Turkey | 2–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 4 | 21 August 2010 | Sepp Doll Stadium, Krems, Austria | Austria | 4–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 5 | 2 March 2011 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Italy | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2011 Cyprus Cup | ||
| 6 | 5 July 2011 | Impuls Arena, Augsburg, Germany | Japan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2011 FIFA World Cup | ||
| 7 | 22 September 2011 | County Ground, Swindon, England | Slovenia | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2013 qualification | ||
| 8 | 23 November 2011 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England | Serbia | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 9 | 31 March 2012 | Gradski stadion, Nikšić, Montenegro | Croatia | 4–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 10 | 6 March 2013 | GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus | Italy | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2013 Cyprus Cup | ||
| 11 | 8 March 2013 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Scotland | 1–1 | 4–4 | |||
| 12 | 11 March 2013 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | New Zealand | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
| 13 | 7 April 2013 | New York Stadium, Rotherham, England | Canada | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
| 14 | 4 July 2013 | Skarsjövallen, Uddevalla, Sweden | Sweden | 1–0 | 1–4 | |||
| 15 | 21 September 2013 | Dean Court, Bournemouth, England | Belarus | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 16 | 26 September 2013 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England | Turkey | 3–0 | 8–0 | |||
| 17 | 6–0 | |||||||
| 18 | 4 June 2016 | Adams Park, High Wycombe, England | Serbia | 4–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2017 qualification | ||
| 19 | 7 June 2016 | Kuća Fudbala, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Serbia | 2–0 | 7–0 | |||
| 20 | 4 March 2017 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 SheBelieves Cup | ||
| 21 | 10 April 2017 | Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England | Austria | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | ||
| 22 | 1 July 2017 | Gladsaxe Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 23 | 2–1 | |||||||
| 24 | 19 July 2017 | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands | Scotland | 3–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2017 | ||
| 25 | 4 March 2018 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | Germany | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2018 SheBelieves Cup | ||
| 26 | 2–2 | |||||||
| 27 | 27 February 2019 | Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, United States | Brazil | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 SheBelieves Cup | ||
| 28 | 9 April 2019 | County Ground, Swindon, England | Spain | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
| 29 | 9 June 2019 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | Scotland | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2019 FIFA World Cup | ||
| 30 | 19 June 2019 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | Japan | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 31 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 32 | 23 June 2019 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France | Cameroon | 2–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 33 | 27 June 2019 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | Norway | 2–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 34 | 2 July 2019 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France | United States | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||
| 35 | 9 November 2019 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Germany | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | ||
| 36 | 8 March 2020 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | Japan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020 SheBelieves Cup | ||
| 37 | 23 February 2021 | St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, England | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | ||
| 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 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 42 | 24 July 2021 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan | Japan | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 43 | 30 July 2021 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan | Australia | 1–1 | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | |||
| 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 | |
| 47 | 4–0 | |||||||
| 48 | 21 September 2021 | Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 10–0 | |||
| 49 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 50 | 26 October 2021 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Latvia | 3–0 | 10–0 | |||
| 51 | 27 November 2021 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England | Austria | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 52 | 30 November 2021 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England | Latvia | 2–0 | 20–0 | |||
| 53 | 3–0 | |||||||
| 54 | 9–0 | |||||||
| 55 | 23 February 2022 | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England | Germany | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2022 Arnold Clark Cup | ||
| 56 | 8 April 2022 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | North Macedonia | 4–0 | 10–0 | 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 57 | 11 July 2022 | Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove, England | Norway | 3–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Euro 2022 | ||
| 58 | 6–0 |
Hat-tricks
| 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 | |
| 2 | Great Britain | Australia | 3 – (1–1, 2–1, 3–4) | 3–4 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan | 2020 Summer Olympics | 30 July 2021 | |
| 3 | England | Latvia | 3 – (2–0, 3–0, 9–0) | 20–0 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England | 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification | 30 November 2021 |
Statistics
| Competition | Goals |
|---|---|
| Olympics | 6 |
| FIFA World Cup | 7 |
| UEFA European Championship | 3 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 17 |
| UEFA European Championship qualification | 5 |
| Friendlies | 20 |
| Total | 58 |
| Opponent | Goals |
|---|---|
| Japan | 5 |
| Austria | 4 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Latvia | 4 |
| Australia | 3 |
| North Macedonia | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 |
| Norway | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 |
| Serbia | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 |
| Chile | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Luxembourg | 2 |
| United States | 2 |
| Belarus | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Cameroon | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Malta | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Total | 58 |
