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Abby Wambach

1980 - Today

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Mary Abigail Wambach (born June 2, 1980) is an American former soccer player, coach, and 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 10 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). Abby Wambach is the 10,122nd most popular soccer player (down from 7,373rd in 2024), the 16,077th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,544th in 2019) and the 66th most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Abby Wambach ranks 10,122 out of 21,273. Before her are Peter Hoekstra, Juanmi, Benoît Costil, Joaquín Larrivey, Bruce Murray, and Shota Fujisaki. After her are Álex Moreno, Mozart, Mikael Nilsson, Fabrice Ondoa, Terry Fenwick, and Sidmar Antônio Martins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Abby Wambach ranks 663. Before her are Denise Quiñones, Anmary, Rebeka Dremelj, Max Sandvoss, Alexander Os, and Nick Nuyens. After her are Marco Marchionni, Roda Antar, Simon Gerrans, Arvydas Macijauskas, Igor Budan, and Abdoulaye Méïté.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Abby Wambach ranks 16,084 out of 20,380. Before her are Josh Green (1970), Matthew Conger (1978), 6lack (1992), Bruce Murray (1966), Terry Sanford (1917), and Fred Brown (1948). After her are Sean Patrick Thomas (1970), Pras (1972), Gidget Gein (1969), Andy Rooney (1919), Lizzy Greene (2003), and Pierson Fodé (1991).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Abby Wambach ranks 66. Before her are Carlos Bocanegra (1979), Folarin Balogun (2001), Lauren Holiday (1987), Gregg Berhalter (1973), Chris Richards (2000), and Bruce Murray (1966). After her are Tiffeny Milbrett (1972), Gōtoku Sakai (1991), Lindsey Horan (1994), Carin Jennings-Gabarra (1965), Pellegrino Matarazzo (1977), and Yunus Musah (2002).

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