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Abby Dahlkemper

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

Abby Dahlkemper
Dahlkemper with Bay FC in 2024
Personal information
Full name Abigail Lynn Dahlkemper[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Center back
Team information
Current team
 Bay FC
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)
2017–2020 North Carolina Courage 57 (0)
2021 Manchester City 8 (0)
2021 Houston Dash 8 (0)
2022–2024 San Diego Wave 27 (2)
2024– Bay FC 1 (1)
International career‡
2008–2010 United States U-17
2011–2012 United States U-20
2012–2016 United States U-23
2016– United States 84 (0)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 31, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 9, 2024

Dahlkemper played collegiately for the UCLA Bruins, where she won the NCAA championship in 2013 and received the Honda Sports Award in 2014. She 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. Following the Flash's relocation, Dahlkemper was voted NWSL Defender of the Year in 2017 and won successive league titles with the North Carolina Courage in 2018 and 2019.

Early life

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Dahlkemper was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and raised in Menlo Park, California. She has two brothers, Andrew (the older) and Joseph (the younger) and is the daughter of Andrew and Susan Dahlkemper. She attended Sacred Heart Preparatory and played on the soccer team.[2] In 2010, she was named Gatorade California Girls Soccer Player of the Year and a Parade All-American.[3]

College career

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In 2013, she helped the UCLA Bruins win their first ever NCAA national championship. In 2014, Dahlkemper was awarded the Honda Sports Award.[4][5]

Club career

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In 2013, Dahlkemper signed with the Pali Blues in the W-League.[6] The team won the western conference title[7] as well as the national championship in July 2013.[8]

Western New York Flash

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In January 2015, Dahlkemper was selected by the Western New York Flash in the 2015 NWSL College Draft as the third overall pick.[9][10] She was signed to the team in March[11] and made her debut in April.[12] Dahlkemper won the NWSL Championship with the Flash in 2016.

Adelaide United (loan)

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In October 2015, Dahlkemper joined Adelaide United in the Australian W-League on loan for the 2015–16 season.[13]

North Carolina Courage

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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.[14] She played every minute for the Courage in 2017 helping them win the NWSL Shield. Dahlkemper was named to the 2017 NWSL Best XI.[15] Dahlkemper was voted NWSL Defender of the Year for the 2017 Season.[16]

In 2018 Dahlkemper played 19 regular season games for North Carolina. She was an important part of North Carolina's defense which broke the record for fewest goals conceded and repeated as NWSL Shield winners.[17] She was named to the 2018 NWSL Best XI and was a finalist for Defender of the Year, losing to her Courage teammate Abby Erceg.[18] North Carolina won the 2018 NWSL Championship with a 3–0 win over Portland, and didn't concede any goals in the playoffs.[19]

Manchester City

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On January 16, 2021, Dahlkemper joined Manchester City of the English FA WSL on a two-and-a-half-year deal,[20] becoming the third American international to sign for the club during the 2020–21 season following Sam Mewis and Rose Lavelle's arrivals in summer.[21]

On August 20, 2021, Manchester City announced that Dahlkemper had left the club.[22]

Houston Dash

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On August 29, 2021, Houston Dash announced that they had acquired Dahlkemper from the North Carolina Courage.[23]

San Diego Wave

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On November 22, 2021, Dahlkemper was announced as the first-ever player signing by NWSL expansion club San Diego Wave FC.[24] 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. She was ultimately given a Season-Ending Injury designation in October 2022, missing the 2022 NWSL playoffs.[25] Dahlkemper had surgery on her back in November 2022, stating on her social media it was transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery to relieve her sciatic nerve pain.[26]

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.[27]

Bay FC

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On August 26, 2024, Bay FC announced that they had acquired Dahlkemper from San Diego Wave FC in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money. Dahlkemper then signed a contract extension through 2026 with an option for 2027.[28] Dahlkemper debuted for her hometown team in a friendly against FC Barcelona, and later that week debuted in a 3-1 away to Portland Thorns in which she scored her first goal for Bay. She 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.[29]

International career

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Dahlkemper in 2017

In 2013, 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. 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.[2][30]

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.[31] Due to a sepsis infection contracted at the end of 2016, Dahlkemper was unable to appear for the U.S. WNT until June 2017.[32]

Following her recovery from sepsis, Dahlkemper quickly became a mainstay for the United States in central defense. 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 minutes in 2017, which was fifth highest on the team.[33]

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.[34]

In 2019, 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. Dahlkemper and goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher were the only players to start every match of the tournament for the United States, with Dahlkemper playing every minute of the team's seven games aside from coming off in the 82nd minute against Chile in the group stage.[35] Dahlkemper and the United States defeated the Netherlands 2–0 in the final to win the United States' fourth Women's World Cup title.

Personal life

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In 2019, along with USWNT teammates Crystal Dunn, Megan Rapinoe, and Alex Morgan, Dahlkemper posed for the 2019 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in Saint Lucia.[36] She is married to Aaron Schoenfeld. They started dating in May 2019[37] and announced their engagement in December 2020.[38] They married in a private ceremony on January 5, 2021.[39]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of August 26, 2024.[40][12]
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pali Blues 2013 USL W-League ? ? — 2 0 — — 2 0
Los Angeles Blues 2014 ? ? — 2 0 — — 2 0
Western New York Flash 2015 NWSL 20 0 — — — — 20 0
2016 20 2 — 2 0 — — 22 2
North Carolina Courage 2017 24 0 — 2 0 — — 26 0
2018 19 0 — 2 0 — — 21 0
2019 14 0 — 2 0 — — 16 0
2020 — 4 0 — — 4[d] 1 8 1
Houston Dash 2021 8 0 0 0 — — — 8 0
San Diego Wave FC 2022 8 0 5 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2023 6 1 1 0 1 0 — — 8 1
2024 13 1 1 0 — — — 14 1
Adelaide United FC 2015–16 W-League 12 5 — — — — 12 5
Manchester City W.F.C. 2020–21 FA WSL 8 0 1 0 — 4 0 — 13 0
Career total 152 9 12 0 13 0 4 0 4 1 185 10
  1. ^ Includes NWSL Challenge Cup and Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes USL W-League playoffs and NWSL Playoffs
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
  4. ^ NWSL Fall Series

International

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As of match played April 9, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2016 2 0
2017 11 0
2018 17 0
2019 23 0
2020 9 0
2021 15 0
2022 2 0
2023 1 0
2024 4 0
Total 84 0

Honors

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UCLA

Western New York Flash
North Carolina Courage

San Diego Wave

United States

Individual

See also

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References

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