Amelia Abbott
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| Full name | Amelia Anne Abbott | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 July 2001[1] | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| –2019 | Nelson Suburbs | ||||||||||
| –2019 | Nelson College for Girls | ||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Texas Longhorns | 10 | (0) | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Nelson Suburbs | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Canterbury United Pride | 12 | |||||||||
| 2024– | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2018 | New Zealand U-17 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2019 | New Zealand U-20 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2021– | New Zealand | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 October 2021 | |||||||||||
Amelia Anne Abbott (born 22 July 2001) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Women and for the New Zealand national team.
Club career
Abbott played for Nelson Suburbs including the men's team as the only female in the competition.[2]
In December 2024, Abbott joined A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix until the end of the 2024–25 A-League Women.[3]
International career
Abbott was part of the New Zealand U-17 team that won bronze at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay. She scored her only goal of the tournament, in the 1–1 quarter-final against Japan, which was nominated for goal of the tournament.[4]
Abbott also played for the New Zealand U-20 team, winning the 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship in the Cook Islands which qualified them for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before it was cancelled.[5][6] She scored two goals in their record 30–0 win over Samoa.[7]
She made her international debut for New Zealand in their 1–5 lost to Canada.[8][9]
Personal life
Abbott attended Nelson College for Girls where she earned the Rose Bowl Award for the Highest Achieving Athlete.[2][10]
Honours
Club
- Canterbury United Pride: National Women's League Winners: 2018 and 2020
International
- New Zealand U-17: 3rd place at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
- New Zealand U-20: Winners at the 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
References
- ^ "Uruguay 2018: Official List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 November 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b Dine, Jonty (5 March 2020). "Abbott set to become a Longhorn". Nelson Weekly. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Nix bring home a key player from the class of 2018". Wellington Phoenix. 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Soccer adds Amelia Abbott to standout 2020 recruiting class". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand first to book ticket to France". FIFA.com. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments". fifa.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand v Samoa". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Football Ferns fall to Canada: "From these games, we can learn the most."". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (23 October 2021). "Defensive fixes needed as Football Ferns lose to Canada in Jitka Klimková's first match". Stuff. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Amelia Abbott - Soccer". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
External links
- Amelia Abbott at Soccerway