High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach (born June 2, 1980) is an American professional soccer player, coach and two-time Olympic gold medalist. She played college soccer for the University of Florida, where she was a member of a national university championship team and was recognized as a three-time All-American. A five-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, she has been a regular on the U.S. women`s national team since 2003. Wambach currently stands as the second highest all-time goal scorer for the USA Women`s National Soccer Team, after Mia Hamm.