Abby Wambach

Quick Facts

Full Name	Abby Wambach
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 2, 1980(1980-06-02)
Age	44
Birthplace	Rochester
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Gemini

Abby Wambach Biography

Abby Wambach is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on June 2, 1980 in Rochester, New York State, United States. Star forward who became the all-time leading scorer for the U.S. women’s soccer team. She helped the team win gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics by scoring five goals in six games and also helped led the team to a World Cup title in 2015.

In 2013, she surpassed Mia Hamm for most career goals with the U.S. national team.

Wambach attended Our Lady of Mercy High School in Rochester from 1994 to 1998, where she lettered in soccer and basketball. During her high school career, she scored 142 goals, including 34 in 1997 alone. Mercy’s soccer coach, Kathy Boughton, recalled that Wambach often stayed after practice to practice diving headers – a skill that later became her signature as an international player. Following her senior season, Wambach was named to Parade Magazine’s High School All-America Team. She was also voted national high school player of the year by Umbro and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). In 1997, she was named NSCAA Regional Player of the Year, NSCAA State of New York Player of the Year, Gatorade Circle of Champions New York Player of the Year, and cited by USA Today as one of the nation’s top 10 recruits.

Wambach was a three-year captain for the Rochester Spirit club team and named All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year in 1995 and 1997. She was a member of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) U-16 National Team in 1996, the 1997 National U-20 Player Pool, and trained and played with the U.S. women’s national soccer team while competing in the 1997 U.S. Soccer Festival in Blaine, Minnesota. In 1997, she traveled to Beijing, China, as a member of the first American youth soccer team to ever compete there.

She was raised with two sisters, Laura and Beth Wambach. She married Sarah Huffman in October 2013, but they divorced in 2016. She married Glennon Doyle Melton in 2017.

Abby Wambach Net Worth

Abby Wambach is one of the richest Soccer Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Abby Wambach 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a three-time All-American while playing college soccer for the University of Florida.

She was awarded the Bronze Boot and Silver Ball for her play at the 2011 World Cup.

Mary Abigail Wambach (born June 2, 1980) is an American retired soccer player, coach, two-time Olympic gold medalist, a FIFA Women’s World Cup champion and a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. A six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, Wambach was a regular on the U.S. women’s national soccer team from 2003 to 2015, earning her first cap in 2001. As a forward, she currently stands as the highest all-time goal scorer for the national team and is second in international goals for both female and male soccer players with 184 goals, behind Canadian Christine Sinclair. Wambach was awarded the 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year, becoming the first American woman to win the award in ten years. She was included on the 2015 Time 100 list as one of the most influential people in the world.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Abby Wambach height 5 ft 11 in Abby weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Abby Wambach Dating?

According to our records, Abby Wambach married to Glennon Doyle , Sarah Huffman. As of December 1, 2023, Abby Wambach’s is not dating anyone.

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Wambach is a six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Federation’s U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award (2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013). In 2002, she received the WUSA’s Rookie of the Year award for her performance during the 2001 WUSA season. During the three years that she played for the Washington Freedom and magicJack in the WPS, she was named WPS Player of the Week a record seven times.

Facts & Trivia

Abby Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Abby Wambach celebrates birthday on June 2 of every year.

Before a stadium filled with over 34,144 spectators at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C., Wambach made the starting line-up in the Americans’ first match of the tournament against Sweden on September 21, 2003. The U.S. defeated Sweden 3–1 with goals scored by Kristine Lilly, Cindy Parlow, and Shannon Boxx. During the squad’s second tournament match against Nigeria in Philadelphia in front of 31,553 spectators, Wambach scored in the 65th minute to bring the U.S. lead to 4–0. The U.S. would ultimately defeat Nigeria 5–0. She scored her third tournament goal during the squad’s third Group stage match against North Korea on a penalty kick in the 17th minute. The U.S. defeated North Korea 3–0 after two additional goals from Cat Whitehill in the 48th and 66th minutes launching the team to the knock-out stage.

What does Abby Wambach do for a living now?

She is a founder and part owner of Angel City FC , the first majority- female-owned soccer team in history, and is a member of the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization Together Rising. Abby lives in California with her wife Glennon Doyle and their three children.

Where is Abby Wambach now?

Even after retiring from soccer in 2015, Wambach has stayed involved with women’s soccer in the U.S. and women’s sports as a whole. She and her wife, Glennon Doyle, are members of the Angel City FC ownership group started in 2020 by actress Natalie Portman and made up of primarily women.

Who is Abby Wambach's wife?

Wife

Is Abby Wambach still married?

Glennon Doyle is married twice, and her first husband is Craig Melton, and her present husband is Abby Wambach. But the best side is that Abby and Glennon are happily married , and they complement each other very well because they both take care of each other at their worst time.

Did Megan Rapinoe dated Abby Wambach?

Rapinoe, who announced her engagement to long-term partner Sue Bird in October, also reveals in the book that she once had a relationship with her national teammate Abby Wambach. Disappointed by how few athletes were willing to discuss their sexuality, Rapinoe asked herself: “Why am I not out, I thought, impatiently.