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Name

Abby Erceg

Date Of Birth

20 Nov 1989

Place Of Birth

Whangarei, NZ

Position

Defender

'A' Internationals (Goals)

109 (5)

'A' International Debut

Nov 14, 2006 vs China

50th 'A' International

March 2, 2011 v Netherlands

Current Club

Chicago Red Stars (USA),

Previous Clubs

USV Jena (GER), Three Kings United (NZ), Western Springs AFC (NZ), Adelaide United (AUS), Fencibles United (NZ)

FIFA Tournaments

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2006, FIFA Women's World Cup 2007, Olympic Games 2008, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2008, FIFA Women's World Cup 2011, Olympic Games 2012

Honours

NZF Young Player of the Year 2007, NZF Players' Player 2011

U-20 Internationals (Goals)

16 (2)

Bio

Northland born and raised, Abby Erceg first started playing for Whangarei Rovers as a five year old. A qualified personal trainer, Erceg enjoys tennis and free running in her limited spare time.

One of the youngest players to reach 50 caps, Erceg did so at great pace setting a record for 37 consecutive starting appearances from her debut in late 2006 until injury in 2009 ruled her out of a friendly in Japan. Remarkably, the only other ‘A’ international Erceg has missed since her debut was a World Cup qualifier in 2010 for which she was rested.

Of Maori (Ngapuhi) heritage, Erceg’s favourite opponents to play are New Zealand’s Trans-Tasman rivals Australia while her most memorable moment , alongside playing at the 2008 Olympic Games, is scoring New Zealand’s first ever goal at an U-20 World Cup (against hosts Russia in 2006).