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Abby Wambach

Forward

Team: Washington Freedom

Height: 5' 10"
Birth Date: 6/2/1980
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
Previous Team: Washington Freedom (WUSA)
How Acquired:
U.S. Women's National Team Allocation

Other Professional Experience:

Member of 2003 Founders Cup III Champion Washington Freedom, scoring both goals, including the game-winner in sudden death overtime
MVP of Founders Cup III in 2003
Tied for league lead in scoring (33 points) in 2003
Two-time All-WUSA selection (2002-03)
Named a starter in WUSA All Star games in 2002 and 2003, winning MVP of the game as a rookie in 2002
Second overall pick in 2002 draft
Named WUSA Rookie of the Year in 2002

International:

Scored 99 goals in 127 caps for USWNT
Member of 2004 gold medal winning U.S. squad at Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, scoring the game-winner against Brazil in overtime of the gold medal match
Member of third place U.S. squads at the 2003 and 2007 Women’s World Cup
Finished fourth in voting for FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2006
Two-time U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year (2003-04)
First U.S. player to score four goals in an Olympic Tournament (2004 in Athens)
One of only five players in U.S. history to score more than 20 goals in a calendar year, scoring 31 goals in 2004

College:

Four-year starter for the Gators
Member of NCAA champion Gators in 1998
Scored 31 goals and had 13 assists as a senior to help Florida to the NCAA Final Four in 2001
Two-time SEC Player of the Year (2000-01), becoming the first player in SEC history to win the award in consecutive seasons
Four-time All-SEC First Team selection (1998-2001)
Florida’s career leader in goals (96), assists (49), points (241), game-winning goals (24) and hat tricks (10)
Led NCAA Division in points per game (3.26) and goals per game (1.34) and finished sixth all-time in NCAA history in goals and points
Set a Florida record with at least one goal in 10 straight matches (tied for third best in NCAA history)
Two-time M.A.C. Hermann trophy finalist (2000-01)
NSCAA First Team All-American selection in 1999
Set a Florida record for assists in a season (16) in 1999
Soccer America Freshman All-American selection in 1998

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