Abby Erceg
 Erceg playing for FF USV Jena in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abby May Erceg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Whangarei, New Zealand[2] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Western New York Flash | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Three Kings United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Three Kings United | 36 | (17) |
| 2007–2008 | Western Springs FC | 22 | (12) |
| 2009 | Three Kings United | 23 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | Espanyol | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Fencibles United | 25 | (14) |
| 2011–2013 | Adelaide United | 22 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | FF USV Jena | 30 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Chicago Red Stars | 25 | (0) |
| 2016– | Western New York Flash | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | New Zealand U-20 | 24 | (13) |
| 2006– | New Zealand | 116[3] | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2015. | |||
Abby May Erceg (born 20 November 1989) is a professional New Zealand footballer who is a member of the New Zealand national team.[4] Erceg currently plays for Western New York Flash in the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She has previously played for Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL, Espanyol in the Superliga Femenina, and Adelaide United in the Australian W-League. Erceg was the first player (male or female) from New Zealand to play 100 international matches.
Club Career
Erceg signed with German side Jena in 2013.[5] She was loaned to the Chicago Red Stars, an NWSL club, and played there for two months during the Bundesliga's 2014 summer break. After she returned and played the first half of the 2014–15 Bundesliga season, she and the Jena club ended her contract during the winter break.[6]
Erceg then signed with the Chicago Red Stars in May 2014.[7]
In November 2015, the Red Stars traded her to the Western New York Flash.[8]
International career
Erceg made her full Football Ferns début in a 0–3 loss to China on 14 November 2006, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[9] where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0–2) and China (0–2).
Erceg was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games where they drew with Japan (2–2) before losing to Norway (0–1) and USA (0–4).[10]
She was included in the U-20 squad for the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup finals in Chile.[11] Erceg earned her 50th cap for New Zealand aged just 21 when starting New Zealand's 2011 Cyprus Cup opening match against the Netherlands on 2 March 2011 and becoming the third most capped female player in New Zealand Football history with 62 caps to her name. Erceg was also a part of the team that qualified for the Women's Football World Cup that took place in Germany, in 2011 where they finished 12th overall.
In the first game of the 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup she became the first player from New Zealand to reach 100 international caps.[12]
She featured in all New Zealand's three matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[13]
References
- 1 2 3 "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ Profile at NZF
- ↑ "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ↑ http://www.womensoccer.de/2014/05/07/jena-leiht-abby-erceg-nach-chicago-aus/
- ↑ http://www.womensoccer.de/2014/12/17/abby-erceg-verlaesst-ff-usv-jena/
- ↑ "Red Stars Sign New Zealand Defender Abby Erceg". 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Red Stars Acquire Engen & 4th Round Pick in 2017 College Draft". Chicago Red Stars. November 10, 2015.
the team has acquired U.S. Women’s National Team defender Whitney Engen and a fourth-round pick in the 2017 National Women’s Soccer League College Draft from Western New York Flash. In exchange, Western New York received Abby Erceg, Adriana Leon and a first-round (No. 9 overall) selection in the 2016 NWSL College Draft
- ↑ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ↑ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- ↑ "New Zealand (NZL)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ↑ "Football Ferns captain earns her 100th cap". stuff.co.nz. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abby Erceg. |
- Abby Erceg – FIFA competition record
- Profile at NZF
- New Zealand Football profile
- Abby Erceg profile at Soccerway
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