Abby Dahlkemper

Abby Dahlkemper
Personal information
Full name Abigail Lynn Dahlkemper
Date of birth (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993
Place of birth Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Center back
Club information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
Number 13
Youth career
2005–2010 MVLA Avalanche
2008–2011 Sacred Heart Preparatory
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 UCLA Bruins 93 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Pali Blues
2014 LA Blues
2015–2016 Western New York Flash 40 (2)
2015–2016 → Adelaide United (loan) 12 (5)
2017– North Carolina Courage 43 (0)
National team‡
2008–2010 United States U-17
2011–2012 United States U-20
2012–2016 United States U-23
2016– United States 26 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 8, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 10, 2018

Abigail "Abby" Lynn Dahlkemper (born May 13, 1993) is an American soccer player. She plays as a defender for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League.

Early life

Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Andrew and Susan Dahlkemper, Abby was raised in Menlo Park, California where she attended Sacred Heart Preparatory and played on the soccer team.[1] In 2010, she was named Gatorade California Girls Soccer Player of the Year.[2]

UCLA Bruins, 2011–2014

In 2013 she helped the Bruins win their first ever NCAA National Championship. In 2014, Dahlkemper was awarded the Honda Sports Award.[3]

Club career

In 2013, Dahlkemper signed with the Pali Blues in the W-League.[4] The team won the western conference title[5] as well as the national championship in July 2013.[6]

Western New York Flash, 2015–2016

In January 2015, Dahlkemper was selected by the Western New York Flash in the 2015 NWSL College Draft as the third overall pick.[7][8] She was signed to the team in March[9] and made her debut in April.[10] Dahlkemper won the NWSL Championship with the Flash in 2016.

Adelaide United FC, 2015–2016 (loan)

In October 2015, Dahlkemper joined Adelaide United in the Australian W-League on loan for the 2015–16 season.[11]

North Carolina Courage, 2017–present

Dahlkemper became part of the North Carolina Courage in 2017 after the Western New York Flash were sold to the owners of North Carolina FC.[12] She played every minute for the Courage in 2017 helping them win the NWSL Shield. Dahlkemper was named to the 2017 NWSL Best XI.[13] Dahlkemper was voted NWSL Defender of the Year for the 2017 Season.[14]

In 2018 Dahlkemper played 19 regular season games for North Carolina. She was an important part of North Carolina's defence which broke the record for fewest goals conceded and repeated as NWSL Shield winners.[15] She was named to the 2018 NWSL Best XI and was a finalist for Defender of the year. North Carolina won the 2018 NWSL Championship with a 3–0 win over Portland, and didn't concede any goals in the playoffs.[16]

International career

In 2013, she represented the United States under-23 women's national soccer team at the 2013 Four Nations Tournament helping the under-23 team win the championship. She played in the 2014 Six Nations Tournament as a member of the under-23 team and helped lead the team to win the championship for a second time.[1][17]

Dahlkemper received her first call-up to the U.S. Women's National Team in October 2016 for a set of friendlies against Switzerland. On October 19 she earned her first cap, as she came in as a second half substitute.[18]

Due to a sepsis infection contracted at the end of 2016, Dahlkemper was unable to appear for the U.S. WNT until June 2017.[19] She played her first 90 for the U.S. WNT against Norway on June 11, 2017. Dahlkemper would start 10 of the final 11 games of the year, accumulating 945 minitues in 2017, which was fifth highest on the team.[20]

In 2018 Dahlkemper won the SheBelieves Cup and the Tournament of Nations with the U.S. WNT. On September 19, she was named to the final 20 player roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.[21]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Playoffs
League Apps Goals Apps Goals
Western New York Flash 2015 NWSL 20 0 0 0
Adelaide United FC 2015–16 W-League 12 5 0 0
Western New York Flash 2016 NWSL 20 2 2 0
North Carolina Courage 2017 24 0 2 0
2018 19 0 2 0
Career totals 95 7 6 0

Honors

International

USWNT

Club

Team

Western New York Flash

North Carolina Courage

Personal

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Abby Dahlkemper". UCLA. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "SHP's Dahlkemper named the state's top girls' soccer player". Palo Alto Online. May 20, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Past Honda Sports Award Winners". Collegiate Women's Sports Awards. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pali Announces First 4 Signings". United Soccer Leagues. January 31, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Pali Wins Western Conference Championship". Pali Blues. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Blues Claim W-League Championship". Pali Blues. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Morgan Brian No. 1 Draft Pick by Houston Dash in NWSL Draft". ESPN. January 16, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dahlkemper drafted by pro soccer league". San Jose Mercury News. January 16, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Flash Sign All Four 2015 First Round Draft Picks". Western New York Flash. March 17, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Abby Dahlkemper". Soccer Way. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Abby Dahlkemper heads to Adelaide United on season loan". The Women's Game. October 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Western New York Flash sold, will move to North Carolina". 6 January 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Orlando Pride's Marta, Ali Krieger Named to NWSL Best XI". October 12, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  14. ↑ "NC Courage's Abby Dahlkemper voted NWSL Defender of the Year". October 19, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Abby Dahlkemper". Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Courage cap off record-setting season with NWSL Championship win". September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Abby Dahlkemper". Western New York Flash. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  18. ↑ "ONE NATION. ONE TEAM. FIVE FIRST CAPS". October 22, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  19. ↑ "After battling back from sepsis, Abby Dahlkemper emerges as one of U.S. women's top defenders". September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  20. ↑ "ABBY DAHLKEMPER". Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  21. ↑ "U.S. WNT ROSTER NAMED FOR 2018 CONCACAF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  22. ↑ "WNT WINS 2018 SHEBELIEVES CUP WITH 1–0 VICTORY VS. ENGLAND". March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
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