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Abby Wambach

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Abby Wambach
Wambach warming up for an international friendly match against Canada, September 2011
Wambach in 2015
Personal information
Full name Mary Abigail Wambach[1][2]
Date of birth (1980-06-02) June 2, 1980 (age 46)
Place of birth Rochester, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1994–1998 Our Lady of Mercy High School
1995–1997 Rochester Spirit
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Florida Gators
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Washington Freedom 37 (23)
2005 Ajax America Women 3 (5)
2009–2010 Washington Freedom 39 (21)
2011 MagicJack 11 (9)
2013–2014 Western New York Flash 29 (17)
Total 119 (75)
International career
2001–2015 United States 256 (184)
Managerial career
2011 magicJack (player-coach)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
FIFA World Cup
Winner2015 Canada
Runner-up2011 Germany
Third place2003 United States
Third place2007 China
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 13, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 16, 2015

Mary Abigail Wambach (born June 2, 1980) is an American retired soccer player, coach, and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.[3] She won the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award six times. She played for the U.S. women's national soccer team from 2003 to 2015.[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
Washington Freedom 2002[5] WUSA 19 10
2003[6] WUSA 18 13
2009[7] WPS 18 8
2010[7] WPS 23 13
magicJack 2011[7] WPS 13 9
Western New York Flash 2013[7] NWSL 18 11
2014[7] NWSL 10 6
Career total 119 70

References

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  1. "Timeline: Abby Wambach's soccer career". Democrat & Chronicle. December 17, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  2. Redden, Jim (April 3, 2016). "Soccer star Wambach arrested for DUII in Portland". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  3. "Abby Wambach - We're Not Worthy". National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  4. "Canada's Christine Sinclair ties Abby Wambach for most international goals - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  5. "Washington Freedom 2002 Stats". WUSA. Archived from the original on June 17, 2002. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  6. "Washington Freedom 2003 stats". WUSA. Archived from the original on July 7, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Abby Wambach". SoccerWay. Retrieved August 7, 2013.