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Abby Wambach Biography
Birth Name:
Mary Abigail Wambach
Birth Place:
Pittsford, New York, United States
Profession
Soccer player
Fast Facts
- Began playing in soccer leagues at age 4, and was transferred from the girls' team to the boys' after scoring 27 goals in three games
- Was a four-year varsity starter for her high-school basketball team
- Led the Florida Gators to the NCAA Final Four in her senior year
- Was the second player selected in the 2002 WUSA draft; named Rookie of the Year
- Won a gold medal as part of the U
- S
- national team at the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics; was poised to compete in the 2008 Olympics but was sidelined by a leg injury
- Scored her 100th international goal on July 19, 2009
- Named Associated Press 2011 Female Athlete of the Year (was the first individual soccer player to take the honor), and also selected as 2011 female U
- S
- Soccer Athlete of the Year, marking her fifth such award, and second in a row
- Inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012
- Named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2012
- Became an ambassador for Athlete Ally in 2013
Relationships
- Andy Wambach -- Brother
- Matthew Wambach -- Brother
- Patrick Wambach -- Brother
- Peter Wambach -- Brother
- Sarah Huffman -- Ex-wife
- Pete Wambach -- Father
- Judy Wambach -- Mother
- Beth Wambach -- Sister
- Laura Wambach -- Sister
- Glennon Doyle Melton -- Wife