Abby Smith
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Abby Smith | ||
| Date of birth | October 4, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Portland, Oregon | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Boston Breakers | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Dallas Texans | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Texas Longhorns | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Boston Breakers | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009–2010 | United States U17 | ||
| 2011–2012 | United States U20 | ||
| 2013–2016 | United States U23 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 13, 2016. |
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Abby Smith (born October 4, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Boston Breakers in the NWSL. She has represented the United States on the under-17, under-20, and under-23 national teams.
Raised in Plano, Texas, Abby attended Plano West High School. She was the starting goalkeeper on the girls' soccer team before graduating a semester early to facilitate travel with the national team. Smith began playing soccer in elementary school. She played club soccer for the Dallas Texans 94 Red Soccer Club from 2005 to 2012. During the 2011-12 season, the team ranked first nationally in the ESPNHS Elite Clubs National League. She captained the team for four years and helped the team win the Nike Cup in Portland, Oregon and Gothia Cup in Gothenburg Sweden in 2008 as well as the US Youth Soccer (USYS) Region III championship finals in 2009. In 2009, Abby earned the USYS ODP National Championship Golden Glove. She was twice named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America Youth All-America honoree in 2010 and 2011 and was named Parade Magazine All-American in 2010.
Smith participated in the Olympic Development Program (ODP) from 2005–10 and was a member of the Region III ODP Team. Top Drawer Soccer ranked her as the 13th-best player in the United States and the second-best player in Texas. ESPNHS ranked her fifth in college prospects across the nation.
Smith attended the University of Texas where she played for the Texas Longhorns from 2012–2015. During her freshman year, she was the starting goalkeeper in the last 12 matches of the season allowing 8 goals and making 34 saves. She set a new record for a Texas rookie goalkeeper for lowest goals-against average at 0.63 - last set in 2001 and tied the school record for shutouts by a freshman with seven. Smith's .810 save percentage ranked first in the Big 12 Conference and second in overall Goals Against Average (GAA). Smith helped lead a defensive line that tied the regular season record for fewest goals allowed (five) in the Big 12 Conference. She was named the Soccer America Goalkeeper of the Week following a 1-0 shutout against Oklahoma State on October 5, 2012.
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