Abigail Kofi Kim (born July 19, 1998) is a professional women's soccer forward who plays in the Turkish Super League for Ankara BB Fomget. Born in Liberia, she has represented the United States internationally up to under-23 level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abigail Kofi Kim[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 19, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ankara BB Fomget | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pacific Northwest SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | California Golden Bears | 80 | (18) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | LA Galaxy OC | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Fiorentina | 6 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Orlando Pride | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Bordeaux | 22 | (3) |
| 2024 | Nantes | ||
| 2024– | ABB Fomget | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | United States U18 | ||
| 2017–2018 | United States U20 | 24 | (6) |
| 2019 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 9, 2019 | |||
Having played college soccer for California Golden Bears, she has since appeared for LA Galaxy OC in United Women's Soccer, Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League and in Italy for Serie A team Fiorentina.
Early life
editBorn in Monrovia, Liberia, Kim grew up with an adopted family in Vashon, Washington. Kim attended Seattle Christian High School and helped lead the school's soccer team to the 1A state championship title in 2015, scoring 41 goals in 20 matches and was named MVP by the Washington State Soccer Coaches Association. She played club soccer for Pacific Northwest SC, winning the state championship in 2013 and 2014. Kim was also a track and field athlete for Seattle Christian, helping the team to three consecutive state titles.[2]
California Golden Bears
editKim was recruited to play college soccer for California Golden Bears. She was a four-year starter between 2016 and 2019, notably earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors in a 2016 season in which she saw action in all 21 of Cal's matches, leading all freshmen with 16 starts. In 2019, Kim was named captain of the team for her senior season. A legal studies major, Kim was also a Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention in 2018.[2][3]
In the 2019 offseason, Kim joined UWS club LA Galaxy OC, making three appearances as the team won the National Championship.[4][5]
Club career
editFiorentina
editKim was selected in the third round (26th overall) of the 2020 NWSL College Draft by Orlando Pride.[3] Having joined up with the team for preseason, all NWSL activities were shut down just three days in to camp due to the developing coronavirus pandemic.[6] With the ongoing disruption of the 2020 NWSL season and having rehabbed from a knee injury sustained while training over summer, Kim elected to sign in Italy with Serie A team Fiorentina in June.[7] With issues surrounding travel and quarantines, Kim's signing wasn't officially completed until October 17.[8] She made her debut on November 1, starting in a 6–1 victory against second division ASD Riozzese in the 2020–21 Coppa Italia group stage.[9] She scored her first goal for the club on December 13 in a 1–1 Serie A draw with Empoli.[10] Three days later she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut, starting in a Round of 32 second leg away at Slavia Prague. Fiorentina scored a stoppage time winner to progress 3–2 on aggregate.[11]
Orlando Pride
editAfter a spell in Italy, Kim returned to Orlando Pride for preseason ahead of the 2021 season and signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year on March 2, 2021.[12] She made her professional NWSL debut for the club on April 10, 2021, as a 78th-minute substitute in the team's Challenge Cup opener against Racing Louisville and scored to give Orlando the lead in the 88th minute. The game finished 2–2.[13] On August 24, 2022, Kim was waived. In two seasons she made 21 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal and two assists.[14]
Bordeaux
editIn August 2023, Kim signed a two-year contract with French Division 1 Féminine club Bordeaux.[15]
Ankara BB Fomget
editIn September 2024, she moved to Turkey, and signed a deal with Ankara BB Fomget to play in the Turkish Super League.[16]
International career
editKim has represented the United States at the under-18 and under-20 and under-23 levels.
In January 2018, Kim was part of the under-20 team that finished as runners-up at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, losing the final to Mexico in a penalty shoot-out.[17] In August 2018, Kim was also named to the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squad. The team failed to get out of the group behind Spain and Japan as Kim made three substitute appearances.[18]
In April 2019, Kim was called up to the under-23 team to play at the La Manga U23 tournament, starting in two of the three games.[19]
Kim is of Ghanaian descent through her biological father,[20] which makes her eligible to represent Ghana. In April 2024, she was approached by Ghana women's national team head coach Nora Häuptle to talk about a possible call-up.[21]
Career statistics
editCollege
edit| School | Season | Division | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Golden Bears | 2016 | Div. I | 21 | 3 |
| 2017 | 20 | 7 | ||
| 2018 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 18 | ||
Club
edit- As of August 24, 2022.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LA Galaxy OC | 2019 | USW | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Fiorentina | 2020–21 | Serie A | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Orlando Pride | 2021 | NWSL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
Honors
editLA Galaxy OC
Fiorentina
- Supercoppa Italiana runner-up: 2020
United States U20
- CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship runner-up: 2018
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's WC France 2018 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. August 24, 2018. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Abi Kim – California Golden Bears". UC Berkeley Athletics.
- ^ a b "Orlando Pride Trades to No. 3 Overall, Selects Midfielder Taylor Kornieck in the 2020 NWSL College Draft". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Abigail Kim LA Galaxy Orange County Women's UWS Team". LA Galaxy OC. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Galaxy OC shuts out Foothills WFC for United Women's Soccer title". Calgary Sun. July 22, 2019.
- ^ "Statement from NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird regarding the 2020 season". www.nwslsoccer.com. March 12, 2020.
- ^ "TCF Calciomercato – Fiorentina, fatta per Abi Kim". app.tuttocalciofemminile.com (in Italian). June 14, 2022. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ McCormack, Mike (September 9, 2020). "Fiorentina Femminile sign USWNT U20 Player Abi Kim". Viola Nation.
- ^ "Super Viola: sei reti in Coppa Italia". ACF Fiorentina.
- ^ "Empoli Ladies-Fiorentina Femminile 1–1. Ora testa alla Champions League". FirenzeViolaSuperSport Live (in Italian). December 13, 2020.
- ^ "Slavia Praha-Fiorentina December 2020". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Orlando Pride Signs 2020 Draft Pick Abi Kim". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Racing Louisville vs Orlando Pride". Soccerway.
- ^ Citro, Michael (August 24, 2022). "Orlando Pride Waive Forward Abi Kim". The Mane Land. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Abigail Kofi Kim rejoint Bordeaux". Girondins.com (in French).
- ^ "Abigail Kofi Kim" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Mexico prevail in strengthened CONCACAF region". www.fifa.com.
- ^ "U.S. roster named for U20 Women's World Cup". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- ^ "U.S. U-23 WNT Falls to France 3–1 at La Manga Tournament in Spain". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ "Goal Chaser".
- ^ "Black Queens coach Nora Hauptle coach scouts Ghanaian players in France".
External links
edit- California Golden Bears profile
- Fiorentina profile Archived 2021-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Orlando Pride profile
- Abi Kim at Soccerway.com
- Abi Kim at WorldFootball.net
- Abi Kim at FBref.com
