Abby Wambach

Abby Wambach is a genuine icon of the sport. Her 184 international goals rank second all-time across any gender, a staggering number powered by a forward's instinct and some of the most fearsome headers the game has seen. I love that she went out on top, lifting the 2015 World Cup as a fitting final act. But what elevates her beyond the stats is her second life: as a podcaster, coach, and outspoken advocate, she kept fighting off the pitch as fiercely as she did on it. She was never just a scoring machine; she's a leader, and she earns my total respect.

Name (English)

Abby Wambach

Name (Japanese)

アビー・ワンバック

Reading

あびー・わんばっく

Born

June 2, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

Origin

Rochester, New York, United States

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player / podcaster / association football coach / international sportsperson

University

University of Florida

Awards & achievements

• 2013 National Women's Soccer League Best XI
• 2013 National Women's Soccer League Player of the Week
• 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
• 2011 Associated Press Athlete of the Year

• Official sitehttps://abbywambach.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/abbywambach/
• Xhttps://x.com/abbywambach
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby%20Wambach
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233112

Tags

• New York
• association football player
• podcaster
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.