Abby Wambach is undoubted, one of the most influential women’s soccer players to ever play the game. Debuting for Team USA in 2001, the world got its first shot at witnessing Abby Wambach in action—soccer’s future all-time leading international goal scorer, man or woman.


As a patriot, an Olympian and a goal scorer, they must have seen Wambach from one angle as the plain-old producer that she is. She gets results, and her widely known accolades speak for themselves:

Six-time U.S. Soccer Athlete of the year,
Two-time Olympic gold medalist
2012 FIFA World Player of the Year
2011 ESPY Award winner for Best Play
2011 AP Female Athlete of the Year and not least of all 2015 World Cup champion, she’s the real deal!

Wambach did not have the same godly quickness as Messi or the flashy tricks Brazilians practice from birth during her career, but her distinctly American presence—direct and physical—on the pitch coupled with a bird’s eye view understanding of the ball’s position make her just as much a threat to defences playing any softer of a game. Working with midfielders like Megan Rapinoe and captain Carli Lloyd, Wambach was able to make goals like the 122’ goal against Brazil in the 2011 World Cup not rare moments but routine plays in the course of her time on the national team.

Wambach also used to be the player with the most international goals(184) until Sinclair took the top spot in 2020.

Loud and clear, beyond the fame of her success and uniqueness of her style of play in the women’s game, Abby recognizes how society views women’s soccer and knows how to role model for that view change, she has spent time trying to change society’s perceptions of women’s soccer.

One of the most dangerous goal scorers on the planet, Wambach's historic 15-year career saw her lead the USWNT to the top of the world as 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup champions.

Retiring at the top of her game, the owner of the best goals-per-game ratio in U.S. history scored a total of 184 goals in just 255 games—a legacy that would forever leave an indelible mark for her legendary play.