1. Abby May Erceg was born on 20 November 1989 and is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX Femenil club Toluca.
24 Facts About Abby Erceg
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Abby Erceg formerly played for the New Zealand national team, where she became the first player from New Zealand to play 100 international matches.
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Abby Erceg won one NWSL Championship with the Flash and two NWSL Championships and three NWSL Shields with the Courage.
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Abby Erceg was loaned to the Chicago Red Stars, an NWSL club, and played there for two months during the Bundesliga's 2014 summer break.
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Abby Erceg then signed with the Chicago Red Stars in May 2014.
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Abby Erceg became part of the North Carolina Courage in 2017 after the Western New York Flash were sold to the owners of North Carolina FC.
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Abby Erceg was named to the NWSL Second XI for the 2017 season.
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Abby Erceg helped the Courage to win their second straight NWSL shield.
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Abby Erceg was named to the 2018 NWSL Best XI and was named 2018 NWSL Defender of the Year.
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Abby Erceg was again named in the NWSL Second XI and nominated for Defender of the Year for 2019 as the Courage won the NWSL Shield and Championship again.
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Abby Erceg played every minute of the 2023 and 2024 seasons with Racing.
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Abby Erceg was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics where they drew with Japan before losing to Norway and USA.
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Abby Erceg was included in the U-20 squad for the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup finals in Chile.
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Abby 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.
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Abby Erceg was 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.
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Abby Erceg's experience led her to be named captain of the Football Ferns in 2014.
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Abby Erceg featured in all New Zealand's three matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.
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Abby Erceg was named for the 2016 Olympics squad, which will be her sixth international tournament representing New Zealand.
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In February 2018, Abby Erceg came out of retirement to play for New Zealand in their two friendlies against Scotland in Spain.
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Abby Erceg then retired again for the second time in May 2018 before New Zealand's friendly against Japan.
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In January 2019, Abby Erceg came back out of international retirement ahead of the 2019 Cup of Nations and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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In June 2021, Abby Erceg was named to the roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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In January 2023, Abby Erceg again retired from the national team.
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Abby Erceg is of Croatian-Maori descent, and affiliates to the Ngapuhi iwi.