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Abby Wambach

Mary Abigail Wambach is an American retired 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 ten years. She was included on the 2015 Time 100 list as one of the most influential people in the world.


Aliases
  • Mary Abigail Wambach
English Português - Portugal Português - Brasil

Abby's Places

2021
as Abby Wambach

Guest Star

Episode The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Scott Kelly, Abby Wambach, Maria Bamford
2016
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Steve Carell, Hope Solo and Abby Wambach, The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Band
2011
Episode Today
July 10, 2015
2015
Episode Gutsy
Gutsy Women Are Rebel Hearts
2022
Episode Shine On With Reese
Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach
2018
Episode Versus
Victory Versus Defeat
2017