About

Full name is Mary Abigail Wambach
Was a four-year varsity starter for her high school basketball team, earning All-Greater Rochester honors twice
The youngest of seven children, four boys and three girls
Loves listening to music, surfing, playing video games and playing with the kids of the USA’s Soccer Moms
Won three cars in her career as MVP of the WUSA Founders Cup in 2003 and for twice being named the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year
Likes mountain biking, being outdoors and if she didn’t play soccer she would hike the Appalachian Trail
Sister Laura played soccer at Xavier
Sister Beth played basketball at Harvard

Background

Born in Pittsford, Ny
Hometown: Rochester, Ny
Abby Wambach has been known to describe herself as a “goofball,” but she leaves that laid-back side of her nature on the sidelines come game time.
Abby was the USA’s leading scorer in the 2003 Women’s World Cup, with three goals, including a critical header in the team’s 1-0 quarterfinal win over Norway.
She entered the 2004 Athens Olympic Games with an impressive streak of 14 goals in 16 games.
Abby was named U.S. Soccer’s Female Player of the Year for 2003. The award capped a stellar year that also included a WUSA Founder’s Cup Championship with the Washington Freedom, a WUSA scoring championship (shared with Freedom and WNT teammate Mia Hamm) and MVP honors in the Founder’s Cup final.
Abby has attracted attention on the soccer field since early childhood. She played in her first youth league at age four, and was transferred from the girls’ to the boys’ team after scoring 27 goals in three games. She probably felt right at home with the boys’ team, since her childhood was spent roughhousing with four older brothers (she’s the youngest of seven children).
She was named All-SEC for four straight seasons, conference Player of the Year twice, and led the Gators to the NCAA Final Four in 2001, her senior year. She set school career records for goals (96), assists (49), points (241), game-winning goals (24) and hat tricks (10).
During two WUSA seasons, Abby collected 23 goals and 17 assists in 37 games. Entering the Athens Olympics, she had 40 caps and 28 goals, and was arguably the USA’s most dependable goal-scorer.
Has developed into one of the most dangerous strikers in the world since debuting for the USA in 2001.
Has the best goals per game ratio in U.S. history, having scored 75 goals in her first 94 games heading into the final two pre-Women’s World Cup matches … 34 of her 75 goals have come with her head.

Club Football

Was the second player taken in the 2002 WUSA Draft by the Washington Freedom/
Had a spectacular WUSA season, tying for the league lead in scoring with 33 points (13 goals, 7 assists) and was named to the All-WUSA First Team as she led the Freedom to the WUSA title.
Scored both of her team’s goals in the Founders Cup Championship Game, the winner in sudden death overtime, and was named the MVP of the match.
Also won the 2003 WUSA Goal of the Year for a spectacular diving header.

International Football

International Goals

Awards and Honours

Personal Awards

Career Statistics

M = Matches, G = Goals, A = Assists

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