Abby Erceg
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abby May Erceg | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Whangarei, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Adelaide United FC W-League | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2004 | Three Kings United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Three Kings United | 36 | (17) |
| 2007–2008 | Western Springs FC | 22 | (12) |
| 2009 | Three Kings United | 23 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | Espanyol | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Fencibles United | 25 | (14) |
| 2011- | Adelaide United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007-2009 | New Zealand U-20 | 24 | (13) |
| 2006- | New Zealand | 62 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2010. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Abby Erceg (born 20 November 1989) is a professional New Zealander footballer who is a member of the New Zealand women's national team.[1] Erceg is currently the Captain for Adelaide United FC W-League[2] in the W-League (Australia) and has previously played for Espanyol in the Superliga Femenina.
[edit] International career
Erceg made her full Football Ferns début in a 0-3 loss to China on 14 November 2006, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[3] where they lost to Brazil 0-5, Denmark (0-2) and China (0-2).
Erceg was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games where they drew with Japan (2-2) before losing to Norway(0-1) and USA (0-4).[4]
She was included in the U-20 squad for the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup finals in Chile.[5] 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 is now the third most capped female player in New Zealand Football history with 62 caps to her name. Erceg was also 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.
[edit] References
- ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/players/wleague
- ^ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- ^ "New Zealand (NZL)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
[edit] External links
- Abby Erceg – FIFA competition record
- New Zealand Football profile
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand women's association footballers
- Olympic footballers of New Zealand
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand people of Croatian descent
- People from Whangarei
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Adelaide United FC W-League players
