Abby Wambach is a retired professional soccer player who competed as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team from 2001 to 2015.[1] [2] In 255 appearances for the senior national team, she scored 184 goals and is second in the world for goals scored at the international level by both female and male soccer players.[3] The previous record holder was Mia Hamm who scored 158 international goals during her career, also for the United States. Wambach broke Hamm's record on June 20, 2013, as she completed a hat trick against South Korea, in a friendly match at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.
Wambach scored her first international goal in the seventh minute of a friendly against Finland on April 27, 2002, in her second game for the national team.[4] She scored her first international hat trick during a friendly against Scotland leading the national team to an 8–2 win in her fourth appearance for the team.[5] Her first international goal scored during a competitive match occurred on November 2, 2002, during the national team's 9–0 win over Panama in the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.[6] During her first FIFA Women's World Cup tournament, she scored three goals in six games.[7] Wambach completed her international career having scored a total of 14 goals in her 25 World Cup match appearances, placing second on the all-time World Cup scoring list behind Marta.[8]
Known for scoring goals with diving headers,[9] [10] [11] [12] one of her more notable goals occurred in the 122nd minute of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinal match against Brazil from a last-minute cross from midfielder Megan Rapinoe.[13] Wambach scored the equalizer in stoppage time and the Americans defeated Brazil in a penalty shootout. The team eventually progressed to the World Cup final against Japan.[14] Wambach's last-minute goal set a new record for the latest goal ever scored in a World Cup match[15] and was awarded ESPN's 2011 ESPY Award for Best Play of the Year.[16] Following her performance at the 2011 World Cup, Wambach was awarded the tournament's Bronze Boot and Silver Ball.[17] In 2011, she became the first ever soccer player of any gender to be named Associated Press Athlete of the Year.[18]
"Score" represents the score in the match after Wambach's goal. "Score" and "Result" list the United States' goal tally first. Cap represents the player's appearance in an international level match.
data-sort-type="number" width=35px | Goal | data-sort-type="number" width=35px | Cap | Date | Location | Opponent | data-sort-type="number" | Score | data-sort-type="number" | Result | width=160px | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 2 | Spartan Stadium, San Jose, United States | Friendly | [19] | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States | [20] | ||||||||||
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5 | 8 | Safeco Field, Seattle, United States | 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup | [21] | |||||||||
6 | 11 | Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, United States | Friendly | [22] | |||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||
8 | 13 | Home Depot Center, Carson, United States | [23] | ||||||||||
9 | 14 | Spartan Stadium, San Jose, United States | [24] | ||||||||||
10 | 16 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group A | [25] | |||||||||
11 | 17 | Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group A | [26] | |||||||||
12 | 18 | Gillette Stadium, Boston, United States | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup: Knockout stage | [27] | |||||||||
13 | 22 | Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States | Friendly | [28] | |||||||||
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15 | 26 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | 2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament | [29] | |||||||||
16 | 27 | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica | [30] | ||||||||||
17 | 28 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | [31] | ||||||||||
18 | 29 | [32] | |||||||||||
19 | 30 | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica | [33] | ||||||||||
20 | 31 | Estádio Municipal de Ferreiras, Ferreiras, Portugal | 2004 Algarve Cup: Group A | [34] | |||||||||
21 | 34 | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal | 2004 Algarve Cup: Final | [35] | |||||||||
22 | |||||||||||||
23 | |||||||||||||
24 | 35 | Legion Field, Birmingham, United States | Friendly | [36] | |||||||||
25 | |||||||||||||
26 | 37 | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, United States | [37] | ||||||||||
27 | 39 | National Sports Center, Blaine, United States | [38] | ||||||||||
28 | 40 | Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States | [39] | ||||||||||
29 | 41 | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklio, Greece | 2004 Summer Olympics: Group G | [40] | |||||||||
30 | 42 | Kaftanzolglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece | [41] | ||||||||||
31 | 43 | 2004 Summer Olympics: Quarter Final | [42] | ||||||||||
32 | 45 | Karaiskaki Stadium, Athens, Greece | 2004 Summer Olympics: Final | [43] | |||||||||
33 | 46 | Frontier Field, Rochester, United States | Friendly | [44] | |||||||||
34 | |||||||||||||
35 | 47 | Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, United States | [45] | ||||||||||
36 | 48 | PGE Park, Portland, United States | [46] | ||||||||||
37 | 51 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | [47] | ||||||||||
38 | 52 | Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States | [48] | ||||||||||
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43 | 54 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States | [49] | ||||||||||
44 | 55 | The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States | [50] | ||||||||||
45 | |||||||||||||
46 | 57 | Complexo Desportivo Arsenio Catuna, Guia, Portugal | 2005 Algarve Cup: Group B | [51] | |||||||||
47 | 58 | Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Santo Antonio, Portugal | [52] | ||||||||||
48 | 63 | Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, United States | Friendly | [53] | |||||||||
49 | |||||||||||||
50 | 64 | Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China | 2006 Four Nations Tournament | [54] | |||||||||
51 | 68 | Estadio Municipal de Quarteira, Quarteira, Portugal | 2006 Algarve Cup: Group B | [55] | |||||||||
52 | 71 | KKWing Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan | Friendly | [56] | |||||||||
53 | |||||||||||||
54 | |||||||||||||
55 | 73 | National Sports Center, Blaine, United States | [57] | ||||||||||
56 | 74 | Torero Stadium, San Diego, United States | [58] | ||||||||||
57 | 75 | SAS Soccer Stadium, Cary, United States | [59] | ||||||||||
58 | 77 | PAETEC Park, Rochester, United States | [60] | ||||||||||
59 | |||||||||||||
60 | 78 | The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States | [61] | ||||||||||
61 | |||||||||||||
62 | |||||||||||||
63 | 79 | University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond, United States | [62] | ||||||||||
64 | |||||||||||||
65 | 83 | The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States | 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup: Semifinal | [63] | |||||||||
66 | |||||||||||||
67 | 87 | Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Santo Antonio, Portugal | 2007 Algarve Cup: Group B | [64] | |||||||||
68 | |||||||||||||
69 | 89 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States | Friendly | [65] | |||||||||
70 | 90 | Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, United States | [66] | ||||||||||
71 | |||||||||||||
72 | 91 | Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, United States | [67] | ||||||||||
73 | |||||||||||||
74 | 92 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | [68] | ||||||||||
75 | 94 | Spartan Stadium, San Jose, United States | [69] | ||||||||||
76 | 95 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | [70] | ||||||||||
77 | |||||||||||||
78 | 97 | Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group B | [71] | |||||||||
79 | 98 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group B | [72] | ||||||||||
80 | |||||||||||||
81 | 100 | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup: Quarter Final | [73] | |||||||||
82 | 102 | Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup: Third place match | [74] | |||||||||
83 | |||||||||||||
84 | 103 | Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, United States | Friendly | [75] | |||||||||
85 | |||||||||||||
86 | 104 | Providence Park, Portland, United States | [76] | ||||||||||
87 | 109 | Estadio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira, Portugal | 2008 Algarve Cup: Group B | [77] | |||||||||
88 | 111 | Estadio Restinga, Alvor, Portugal | [78] | ||||||||||
89 | 112 | Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Santo Antonio, Portugal | 2008 Algarve Cup: Final | [79] | |||||||||
90 | 113 | Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Juárez, Mexico | 2008 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament: Group A | [80] | |||||||||
91 | |||||||||||||
92 | 114 | [81] | |||||||||||
93 | 117 | WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States | Friendly | [82] | |||||||||
94 | 118 | Legion Field, Birmingham, United States | [83] | ||||||||||
95 | |||||||||||||
96 | 120 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon, Korea | 2008 Peace Queen Cup: Group B | [84] | |||||||||
97 | 122 | [85] | |||||||||||
98 | |||||||||||||
99 | 124 | Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad, Norway | Friendly | [86] | |||||||||
100 | 129 | Marina Auto Stadium, Rochester, United States | [87] | ||||||||||
101 | 131 | Impuls Arena, Augsburg, Germany | [88] | ||||||||||
102 | 133 | Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Santo Antonio, Portugal | 2010 Algarve Cup: Group B | [89] | |||||||||
103 | 134 | Estádio Municipal de Ferreiras, Ferreiras, Portugal | [90] | ||||||||||
104 | 135 | Estadio Algarve, Faro, Portugal | 2010 Algarve Cup: Final | [91] | |||||||||
105 | 137 | Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States | Friendly | [92] | |||||||||
106 | 138 | Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, United States | [93] | ||||||||||
107 | |||||||||||||
108 | 140 | Rentschler Field Stadium, East Hartford, United States | [94] | ||||||||||
109 | |||||||||||||
110 | 143 | Estadio Quintana Roo, Cancún, Mexico | 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup: Group B | [95] | |||||||||
111 | |||||||||||||
112 | |||||||||||||
113 | 144 | [96] | |||||||||||
114 | |||||||||||||
115 | 145 | [97] | |||||||||||
116 | 147 | 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup: Third place match | [98] | ||||||||||
117 | |||||||||||||
118 | 155 | Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, United States | Friendly | [99] | |||||||||
119 | 160 | Women's World Cup Stadium, Wolfsburg, Germany | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group C | [100] | |||||||||
120 | 161 | Rudolf-Harbig Stadium, Dresden, Germany | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Quarter Final | [101] | |||||||||
121 | 162 | Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Semifinal | [102] | |||||||||
122 | 163 | FIFA Women's World Cup Stadium, Frankfurt, Germany | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Final | [103] | |||||||||
123 | 164 | LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, Kansas City, United States | Friendly | [104] | |||||||||
124 | 165 | JELD-WEN Field, Portland, United States | [105] | ||||||||||
125 | |||||||||||||
126 | 167 | BC Place, Vancouver, Canada | 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: Group B | [106] | |||||||||
127 | |||||||||||||
128 | 168 | [107] | |||||||||||
129 | |||||||||||||
130 | 171 | 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: Final | [108] | ||||||||||
131 | |||||||||||||
132 | 173 | Estadio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal | 2012 Algarve Cup: Group B | [109] | |||||||||
133 | 174 | [110] | |||||||||||
134 | 176 | Estadio Municipal de Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal | 2012 Algarve Cup: Third place match | [111] | |||||||||
135 | 179 | PPL Park, Chester, United States | Friendly | [112] | |||||||||
136 | 180 | Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden | Volvo Winners Cup | [113] | |||||||||
137 | 181 | [114] | |||||||||||
138 | |||||||||||||
139 | 183 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 2012 Summer Olympics: Group G | [115] | |||||||||
140 | 184 | 2012 Summer Olympics: Group G | [116] | ||||||||||
141 | 185 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England | 2012 Summer Olympics: Group G | [117] | |||||||||
142 | 186 | St James’ Park, Newcastle, England | 2012 Summer Olympics: Quarter Final | [118] | |||||||||
143 | 187 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England | 2012 Summer Olympics: Semifinal | [119] | |||||||||
144 | 189 | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, United States | Friendly | [120] | |||||||||
145 | |||||||||||||
146 | 191 | Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States | [121] | ||||||||||
147 | 192 | Toyota Park, Bridgeview, United States | [122] | ||||||||||
148 | 193 | Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States | [123] | ||||||||||
149 | 197 | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States | [124] | ||||||||||
150 | |||||||||||||
151 | 198 | FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, United States | [125] | ||||||||||
152 | |||||||||||||
153 | 200 | LP Field, Nashville, United States | [126] | ||||||||||
154 | 201 | Estadio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira, Portugal | 2013 Algarve Cup: Group B | [127] | |||||||||
155 | 204 | Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium, Offenbach, Germany | Friendly | [128] | |||||||||
156 | 206 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States | [129] | ||||||||||
157 | 207 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | [130] | ||||||||||
158 | |||||||||||||
159 | |||||||||||||
160 | |||||||||||||
161 | 208 | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States | [131] | ||||||||||
162 | 209 | Alamodome, San Antonio, United States | [132] | ||||||||||
163 | 212 | Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, United States | [133] | ||||||||||
164 | 214 | FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, United States | [134] | ||||||||||
165 | 215 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States | [135] | ||||||||||
166 | 218 | Estadio Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal | 2014 Algarve Cup: Seventh place match | [136] | |||||||||
167 | |||||||||||||
168 | 222 | WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States | Friendly | [137] | |||||||||
169 | 223 | Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States | [138] | ||||||||||
170 | |||||||||||||
171 | 225 | Sporting Park, Kansas City, United States | 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship: Group A | [139] | |||||||||
172 | 226 | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States | [140] | ||||||||||
173 | |||||||||||||
174 | 228 | PPL Park, Chester, United States | 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship: Final | [141] | |||||||||
175 | |||||||||||||
176 | |||||||||||||
177 | |||||||||||||
178 | 236 | Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Santo Antonio, Portugal | 2015 Algarve Cup: Group B | [142] | |||||||||
179 | 240 | Avaya Stadium, San Jose, United States | Friendly | [143] | |||||||||
180 | |||||||||||||
181 | 241 | StubHub Center, Carson, United States | [144] | ||||||||||
182 | |||||||||||||
183 | 245 | BC Place, Vancouver, Canada | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group D | [145] | |||||||||
184 | 251 | Finley Field, Chattanooga, United States | Friendly | [146] |
Year | Goals | ||
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2001 | 1 | 0 | |
2002 | 7 | 5 | |
2003 | 14 | 9 | |
2004 | 33 | 31 | |
2005 | 8 | 4 | |
2006 | 21 | 17 | |
2007 | 21 | 20 | |
2008 | 22 | 13 | |
2009 | 4 | 2 | |
2010 | 18 | 16 | |
2011 | 17 | 8 | |
2012 | 32 | 27 | |
2013 | 14 | 11 | |
2014 | 20 | 14 | |
2015 | 23 | 7 | |
Total | 255 | 184 |
Competition | Goals | |
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FIFA World Cup tournaments | 14 | |
18 | ||
Olympic Games1 | 24 | |
22 | ||
Other Tournaments2 | 6 | |
Friendly | 100 | |
Total | 184 |