Abby Erceg
Erceg playing for FF USV Jena in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | |||
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Current team
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North Carolina Courage | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Fencibles United | 25 | (14) |
| 2011–2013 | Adelaide United | 22 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | FF USV Jena | 30 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Chicago Red Stars | 25 | (0) |
| 2016 | Western New York Flash | 10 | (0) |
| 2017– | North Carolina Courage | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | New Zealand U-20 | 24 | (13) |
| 2006– | New Zealand | 129 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2015 |
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Abby May Erceg (born 20 November 1989) is a professional New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender. She is the captain of both the New Zealand national team, and the North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League. She has previously played for Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL, Espanyol in the Superliga Femenina, and Adelaide United in the Australian W-League. Erceg was the first player (male or female) from New Zealand to play 100 international matches.
Erceg signed with German side Jena in 2013. She was loaned to the Chicago Red Stars, an NWSL club, and played there for two months during the Bundesliga's 2014 summer break. After she returned and played the first half of the 2014–15 Bundesliga season, she and the Jena club ended her contract during the winter break.
Erceg then signed with the Chicago Red Stars in May 2014.
In November 2015, the Red Stars traded her to the Western New York Flash.
In 2016, she captained the Western New York Flash to a NWSL League Championship.
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, where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0–2) and China (0–2).
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