30 Facts About Abby Dahlkemper

Abigail Lynn Dahlkemper was born on May 13,1993 and is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the United States national team.

Abby Dahlkemper played collegiately for the UCLA Bruins, where she won the NCAA championship in 2013 and received the Honda Sports Award in 2014.

Abby Dahlkemper was the third overall pick by the Western New York Flash in the 2015 NWSL College Draft and won her first NWSL Championship with the Flash in 2016.

Abby Dahlkemper was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and raised in Menlo Park, California.

Abby Dahlkemper has two brothers, Andrew and Joseph and is the daughter of Andrew and Susan Dahlkemper.

Abby Dahlkemper attended Sacred Heart Preparatory and played on the soccer team.

In 2013, Abby Dahlkemper signed with the Pali Blues in the W-League.

In January 2015, Abby Dahlkemper was selected by the Western New York Flash in the 2015 NWSL College Draft as the third overall pick.

Abby Dahlkemper won the NWSL Championship with the Flash in 2016.

Abby Dahlkemper became part of the North Carolina Courage in 2017 after the Western New York Flash was sold to the owners of North Carolina FC.

Abby Dahlkemper played every minute for the Courage in 2017 helping them win the NWSL Shield.

Abby Dahlkemper was voted NWSL Defender of the Year for the 2017 Season.

In 2018 Abby Dahlkemper played 19 regular season games for North Carolina.

Abby Dahlkemper was an important part of North Carolina's defense which broke the record for fewest goals conceded and repeated as NWSL Shield winners.

Abby Dahlkemper was named to the 2018 NWSL Best XI and was a finalist for Defender of the Year, losing to her Courage teammate Abby Erceg.

On November 22,2021, Abby Dahlkemper was announced as the first-ever player signing by NWSL expansion club San Diego Wave FC.

Abby Dahlkemper was plagued with injuries in 2022, including fracturing a rib in May, and dealing with a back injury causing her to miss games throughout the year.

Abby Dahlkemper was ultimately given a Season-Ending Injury designation in October 2022, missing the 2022 NWSL playoffs.

Abby Dahlkemper had surgery on her back in November 2022, stating on her social media it was transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion surgery to relieve her sciatic nerve pain.

Abby Dahlkemper made her return to the field on August 5,2023, in a Challenge Cup game against Angel City, and was named to NWSL's August Best XI of the Month in her first month back.

Abby Dahlkemper then signed a contract extension through 2026 with an option for 2027.

Abby Dahlkemper became the fifth ever NWSL player to score in back to back regular season matches for different clubs, having scored in the previous week for San Diego Wave in her final match with the club.

In 2013, Abby Dahlkemper 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.

Abby Dahlkemper 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.

Abby Dahlkemper received her first call-up to the US Women's National Team in October 2016 for a set of friendlies against Switzerland.

Abby Dahlkemper played her first 90 for the US WNT against Norway on June 11,2017.

Abby Dahlkemper would start 10 of the final 11 games of the year, accumulating 945 minutes in 2017, which was fifth highest on the team.

In 2018 Abby Dahlkemper won the SheBelieves Cup and the Tournament of Nations with the US WNT.

In 2019, Abby Dahlkemper was the starting central defender for the national team beside Becky Sauerbrunn at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, marking her first World Cup appearance.

In 2019, along with USWNT teammates Crystal Dunn, Megan Rapinoe, and Alex Morgan, Abby Dahlkemper posed for the 2019 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in Saint Lucia.