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Abby Wambach
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American soccer player (born 1980)
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Abby Wambach is an American association football player, coach, and podcaster. Born Mary Abigail Wambach in Rochester, New York, on June 2, 1980, she played as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team. Her club career included stints with the Washington Freedom, Western New York Flash, and magicJack. She also attended the University of Florida.
Wambach competed in the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics, as well as the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. She received the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup award and was named Associated Press Athlete of the Year. Her professional playing period spanned from 2002 to 2014. She is married to Glennon Doyle and Sarah Huffman. Wambach resides in Hermosa Beach and speaks English.
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Film & TV
Rochester, New York, USA
Known for
- Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer — Self (archive footage)2024
- Angel City — Self2023
- Under Pressure: The U.S. Women's World Cup Team — Self2023
- Gutsy — Self2022
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
- Shine On with Reese — Self2018
- Undeniable with Dan Patrick — Self2015
- I Am Cait — Self2015
- The Men in Blazers Show — Self2014
- Abby Head On — Self2013
via TMDB
Key facts
- 2005
- Ajax America Women
- 2011
- magicJack
- Full name
- Mary Abigail Wambach
- 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
- Forward
- 1994 1998
- Our Lady of Mercy High School
- 1995 1997
- Rochester Spirit
- Years
- Team
- 1998 2001
- Florida Gators
- 2002 2003
- Washington Freedom
- 2009 2010
- Washington Freedom
- 2013 2014
- Western New York Flash
- 2001 2015
- United States
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Forward
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Official website
Home - Abby Wambach
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abby
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Rochester
- Spouse
- Sarah Huffman
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Educated at
- University of Florida
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Seattle Reign FC
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 81
- Official website
- abbywambach.com
- Image
- Abby Wambach at White House 01.jpg
- Height
- 180
- Residence
- Hermosa Beach
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- Commons category
- Abby Wambach
- date of birth
- 1980-06-02
- nickname
- Abby
- birth name
- Mary Abigail Wambach
- sport number
- 20
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
- social media followers
- 752784
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
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Mary Abigail Wambach (born June 2, 1980) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. She played for the U.S. women's national soccer team from 2003 to 2015. With 184 international goals, she ranks second on the all-time list of international goals scored by players of any gender. Wambach is a six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, and was named the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2012. She was included on the 2015 Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
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