Amelia Abbott

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Amelia Abbott
Personal information
Full name Amelia Anne Abbott
Date of birth (2001-07-22) 22 July 2001 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth Nelson, New Zealand
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–2019 Nelson Suburbs
–2019 Nelson College for Girls
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Texas Longhorns 10 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Nelson Suburbs
2020 Canterbury United Pride 12
2024–2025 Wellington Phoenix 4 (0)
International career‡
2018 New Zealand U-17 6 (1)
2019 New Zealand U-20 5
2021– New Zealand 1 (0)
Medal record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Uruguay Tournament
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 October 2021

Amelia Anne Abbott (born 22 July 2001) is a New Zealand footballer who last played as a midfielder for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Women and for the New Zealand national team.

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Club career

Abbott played for Nelson Suburbs including the men's team as the only female in the competition. [2]

In December 2024, Abbott joined A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix until the end of the 2024–25 A-League Women. [3] She was not offered a contract at the end of the season and departed the club. [4]

International career

Abbott was part of the New Zealand U-17 team that won bronze at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay. She scored her only goal of the tournament, in the 1–1 quarter-final against Japan, which was nominated for goal of the tournament. [5]

Abbott also played for the New Zealand U-20 team, winning the 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship in the Cook Islands which qualified them for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before it was cancelled. [6] [7] She scored two goals in their record 30–0 win over Samoa. [8]

She made her international debut for New Zealand in their 1–5 lost to Canada. [9] [10]

Personal life

Abbott attended Nelson College for Girls where she earned the Rose Bowl Award for the Highest Achieving Athlete. [2] [11]

Honours

Club

International

References

  1. ↑ "Uruguay 2018: Official List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 November 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 Dine, Jonty (5 March 2020). "Abbott set to become a Longhorn". Nelson Weekly. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Nix bring home a key player from the class of 2018". Wellington Phoenix . 20 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Nix farewell foundation fullback". Wellington Phoenix . 11 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Soccer adds Amelia Abbott to standout 2020 recruiting class". University of Texas Athletics. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand first to book ticket to France". FIFA.com. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments". fifa.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "New Zealand v Samoa". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Football Ferns fall to Canada: "From these games, we can learn the most."". New Zealand Football . Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  10. ↑ Voerman, Andrew (23 October 2021). "Defensive fixes needed as Football Ferns lose to Canada in Jitka Klimková's first match". Stuff . Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Amelia Abbott - Soccer". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved 25 October 2021.


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