Abby Wambach is a retired professional soccer player who competed as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team from 2001 to 2015. In 255 appearances for the senior national team, she scored 184 goals and is second in the world for goals scored at the international level by both female and male soccer players. The previous record holder was Mia Hamm who scored 158 international goals during her career, also for the United States. Wambach broke Hamm's record on June 20, 2013, as she completed a hat trick against South Korea, in a friendly match at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.

Wambach scored her first international goal in the seventh minute of a friendly against Finland on April 27, 2002, in her second game for the national team. She scored her first international hat trick during a friendly against Scotland leading the national team to an 8–2 win in her fourth appearance for the team. Her first international goal scored during a competitive match occurred on November 2, 2002, during the national team's 9–0 win over Panama in the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. During her first FIFA Women's World Cup tournament, she scored three goals in six games. Wambach completed her international career having scored a total of 14 goals in her 25 World Cup match appearances, placing second on the all-time World Cup scoring list behind Marta.

Known for scoring goals with diving headers, one of her more notable goals occurred in the 122nd minute of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinal match against Brazil from a last-minute cross from midfielder Megan Rapinoe. Wambach scored the equalizer in stoppage time and the Americans defeated Brazil in a penalty shootout. The team eventually progressed to the World Cup final against Japan. Wambach's last-minute goal set a new record for the latest goal ever scored in a World Cup match and was awarded ESPN's 2011 ESPY Award for Best Play of the Year. Following her performance at the 2011 World Cup, Wambach was awarded the tournament's Bronze Boot and Silver Ball. In 2011, she became the first ever soccer player of any gender to be named Associated Press Athlete of the Year.

International goals

"Score" represents the score in the match after Wambach's goal. "Score" and "Result" list the United States' goal tally first. Cap represents the player's appearance in an international level match.

Goal	Cap	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	2	Apr 27, 2002	Spartan Stadium, San Jose, United States	Finland	5150.01005 1–0	5350.03005 3–0 W	Friendly
2	4	Sep 8, 2002	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States	Scotland	5150.03005 3–2	5650.08005 8–2 W
3					5350.05005 5–2
4					5650.08005 8–2
5	8	Nov 2, 2002	Safeco Field, Seattle, United States	Panama	5950.09005 9–0	5950.09005 9–0 W	2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
6	11	Jun 14, 2003	Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, United States	Iceland	5350.03005 3–0	5550.05005 5–0 W	Friendly
7					5350.03005 4–0
8	13	Sep 1, 2003	Home Depot Center, Carson, United States	Costa Rica	5250.02005 2–0	5550.05005 5–0 W
9	14	Sep 7, 2003	Spartan Stadium, San Jose, United States	Mexico	5250.02005 2–0	5550.05005 5–0 W
10	16	Sep 25, 2003	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States	Nigeria	5450.04005 4–0	5550.05005 5–0 W	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group A
11	17	Sep 28, 2003	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States	Korea DPR	5150.01005 1–0	5350.03005 3–0 W	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group A
12	18	Oct 1, 2003	Gillette Stadium, Boston, United States	Norway	5150.01005 1–0	5150.01005 1–0 W	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup: Knockout stage
13	22	Nov 2, 2003	Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States	Mexico	5150.02005 2–1	5250.03005 3–1 W	Friendly
14					5250.03005 3–1
15	26	Feb 25, 2004	Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica	Trinidad	5550.05005 5–0	5750.07005 7–0 W	2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament
16	27	Feb 27, 2004	Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica	Haiti	5750.07005 7–0	5850.08005 8–0 W
17	28	Feb 29, 2004	Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica	Mexico	5250.02005 2–0	5250.02005 2–0 W
18	29	Mar 3, 2004		Costa Rica	5250.02005 2–0	5450.04005 4–0 W
19	30	Mar 5, 2004	Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica	Mexico	5050.02005 2–2	5150.03005 3–2 W
20	31	Mar 14, 2004	Estádio Municipal de Ferreiras, Ferreiras, Portugal	France	5150.01005 1–0	5450.05005 5–1 W	2004 Algarve Cup: Group A
21	34	Mar 20, 2004	Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal	Norway	5150.01005 1–0	5350.04005 4–1 W	2004 Algarve Cup: Final
22					5150.02005 2–1
23					5350.04005 4–1
24	35	Apr 24, 2004	Legion Field, Birmingham, United States	Brazil	5250.02005 2–0	5450.05005 5–1 W	Friendly
25					5350.03005 3–0
26	37	Jun 6, 2004	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, United States	Japan	5050.01005 1–1	5050.01005 1–1 D
27	39	Jul 21, 2004	National Sports Center, Blaine, United States	Australia	5250.03005 3–1	5250.03005 3–1 W
28	40	Aug 1, 2004	Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States	China	5250.03005 3–1	5250.03005 3–1 W
29	41	Aug 11, 2004	Pankritio Stadium, Heraklio, Greece	Greece	5250.02005 2–0	5350.03005 3–0 W	2004 Summer Olympics: Group G
30	42	Aug 14, 2004	Kaftanzolglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece	Brazil	5250.02005 2–0	5250.02005 2–0 W
31	43	Aug 20, 2004		Japan	5150.02005 2–1	5150.02005 2–1 W	2004 Summer Olympics: Quarter Final
32	45	Aug 26, 2004	Karaiskaki Stadium, Athens, Greece	Brazil	5150.02005 2–1	5150.02000 2–1 aet W	2004 Summer Olympics: Final
33	46	Sep 25, 2004	Frontier Field, Rochester, United States	Iceland	5150.01005 1–0	5150.04005 4–3 W	Friendly
34					5250.02005 2–0
35	47	Sep 29, 2004	Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, United States	Iceland	5250.02005 2–0	5350.03005 3–0 W
36	48	Oct 3, 2004	PGE Park, Portland, United States	New Zealand	5350.03005 3–0	5550.05005 5–0 W
37	51	Oct 20, 2004	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Ireland	5350.03005 3–0	5450.05005 5–1 W
38	52	Oct 23, 2004	Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States	Ireland	5150.01005 1–0	5550.05005 5–0 W
39					5250.02005 2–0
40					5350.03005 3–0
41					5450.04005 4–0
42					5550.05005 5–0
43	54	Nov 6, 2004	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States	Denmark	5050.01005 1–1	4850.01005 1–3 L
44	55	Dec 8, 2004	The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States	Mexico	5250.02005 2–0	5550.05005 5–0 W
45					5350.03005 3–0
46	57	Mar 11, 2005	Complexo Desportivo Arsenio Catuna, Guia, Portugal	Finland	5350.03005 3–0	5350.03005 3–0 W	2005 Algarve Cup: Group B
47	58	Mar 13, 2005	Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Santo Antonio, Portugal	Denmark	5250.02005 2–0	5450.04005 4–0 W
48	63	Oct 23, 2005	Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, United States	Mexico	5250.02005 2–0	5350.03005 3–0 W	Friendly
49					5350.03005 3–0
50	64	Jan 18, 2006	Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China	Norway	5250.03005 3–1	5250.03005 3–1 W	2006 Four Nations Tournament
51	68	Mar 11, 2006	Estadio Municipal de Quarteira, Quarteira, Portugal	Denmark	5150.01005 1–0	5550.05005 5–0 W	2006 Algarve Cup: Group B
52	71	May 7, 2006	KKWing Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan	Japan	5050.01005 1–1	5250.03005 3–1 W	Friendly
53					5150.02005 2–1
54					5250.03005 3–1
55	73	Jul 15, 2006	National Sports Center, Blaine, United States	Sweden	5150.01005 1–0	5150.03005 3–2 W
56	74	Jul 23, 2006	Torero Stadium, San Diego, United States	Ireland	5350.03005 3–0	5550.05005 5–0 W
57	75	Jul 30, 2006	SAS Soccer Stadium, Cary, United States	Canada	5150.01005 1–0	5250.02005 2–0 W
58	77	Sep 13, 2006	PAETEC Park, Rochester, United States	Mexico	5150.01005 1–0	5250.03005 3–1 W
59					5250.03005 3–1
60	78	Oct 1, 2006	The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States	Chinese Taipei	5250.02005 2–0	6050.10005 10–0 W
61					5650.06005 6–0
62					5750.07005 7–0
63	79	Oct 8, 2006	University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond, United States	Iceland	5150.01005 1–0	5150.02005 2–1 W
64					5150.02005 2–1
65	83	Nov 22, 2006	The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States	Mexico	5150.01005 1–0	5250.02005 2–0 W	2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup: Semifinal
66					5250.02005 2–0
67	87	Mar 12, 2007	Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Santo Antonio, Portugal	Sweden	5150.01005 1–0	5150.03005 3–2 W	2007 Algarve Cup: Group B
68					5250.03005 3–1
69	89	Apr 14, 2007	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States	Mexico	5150.01005 1–0	5550.05005 5–0 W	Friendly
70	90	May 12, 2007	Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, United States	Canada	5150.01005 1–0	5450.06005 6–2 W
71					5350.05005 5–2
72	91	Jun 16, 2007	Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, United States	China	5150.01005 1–0	5250.02005 2–0 W
73					5250.02005 2–0
74	92	Jun 23, 2007	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	Brazil	5250.02005 2–0	5250.02005 2–0 W
75	94	Jul 28, 2007	Spartan Stadium, San Jose, United States	Japan	5450.04005 4–0	5350.04005 4–1 W
76	95	Aug 12, 2007	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	New Zealand	5150.01005 1–0	5550.06005 6–1 W
77					5550.06005 6–1
78	97	Sep 11, 2007	Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China	Korea DPR	5150.01005 1–0	5050.02005 2–2 D	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group B
79	98	Sep 14, 2007		Sweden	5150.01005 1–0	5250.02005 2–0 W	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group B
80					5250.02005 2–0
81	100	Sep 22, 2007	Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China	England	5150.01005 1–0	5350.03005 3–0 W	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup: Quarter Final
82	102	Sep 30, 2007	Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China	Norway	5150.01005 1–0	5350.04005 4–1 W	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup: Third place match
83					5250.02005 2–0
84	103	Oct 13, 2007	Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, United States	Mexico	5150.02005 2–1	5450.05005 5–1 W	Friendly
85					5350.04005 4–1
86	104	Oct 17, 2007	Providence Park, Portland, United States	Mexico	5250.02005 2–0	5450.04005 4–0 W
87	109	Mar 5, 2008	Estadio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira, Portugal	China	5350.03005 3–0	5450.04005 4–0 W	2008 Algarve Cup: Group B
88	111	Mar 10, 2008	Estadio Restinga, Alvor, Portugal	Norway	5250.02005 2–0	5450.04005 4–0 W
89	112	Mar 12, 2008	Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Santo Antonio, Portugal	Denmark	5150.02005 2–1	5150.02005 2–1 W	2008 Algarve Cup: Final
90	113	Apr 4, 2008	Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Juárez, Mexico	Jamaica	5350.03005 3–0	5650.06005 6–0 W	2008 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament: Group A
91					5450.04005 4–0
92	114	Apr 6, 2008		Mexico	5150.02005 2–1	5250.03005 3–1 W
93	117	Apr 27, 2008	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States	Australia	5250.02005 2–0	5350.03005 3–2 W	Friendly
94	118	May 3, 2008	Legion Field, Birmingham, United States	Australia	5150.02005 2–1	5150.05005 5–4 W
95					5350.04005 4–1
96	120	Jun 15, 2008	Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon, Korea	Australia	5150.02005 2–1	5150.02005 2–1 W	2008 Peace Queen Cup: Group B
97	122	Jun 19, 2008		Italy	5150.01005 1–0	5250.02005 2–0 W
98					5250.02005 2–0
99	124	Jul 2, 2008	Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad, Norway	Norway	5450.04005 4–0	5450.04005 4–0 W	Friendly
100	129	Jul 19, 2009	Marina Auto Stadium, Rochester, United States	Canada	5150.01005 1–0	5150.01005 1–0 W
101	131	Oct 29, 2009	Impuls Arena, Augsburg, Germany	Germany	5150.01005 1–0	5150.01005 1–0 W
102	133	Feb 26, 2010	Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Santo Antonio, Portugal	Norway	5150.01005 1–0	5150.02005 2–1 W	2010 Algarve Cup: Group B
103	134	Mar 1, 2010	Estádio Municipal de Ferreiras, Ferreiras, Portugal	Sweden	5150.02005 2–1	5250.02005 2–0 W
104	135	Mar 3, 2010	Estadio Algarve, Faro, Portugal	Germany	5250.02005 2–0	5150.03005 3–2 W	2010 Algarve Cup: Final
105	137	Mar 31, 2010	Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States	Mexico	5150.01005 1–0	5150.01005 1–0 W	Friendly
106	138	May 22, 2010	Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, United States	Germany	5150.01005 1–0	5450.04005 4–0 W
107					5450.04005 4–0
108	140	Jul 17, 2010	Rentschler Field Stadium, East Hartford, United States	Sweden	5250.02005 2–0	5350.03005 3–0 W
109					5350.03005 3–0
110	143	Oct 28, 2010	Estadio Quintana Roo, Cancún, Mexico	Haiti	5250.02005 2–0	5550.05005 5–0 W	2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup: Group B
111					5450.04005 4–0
112					5550.05005 5–0
113	144	Oct 30, 2010		Guatemala	5350.03005 3–0	5950.09005 9–0 W
114					5450.04005 4–0
115	145	Nov 1, 2010		Costa Rica	5150.01005 1–0	5450.04005 4–0 W
116	147	Nov 8, 2010		Costa Rica	5250.02005 2–0	5350.03005 3–0 W	2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup: Third place match
117					5350.03005 3–0
118	155	May 14, 2011	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, United States	Japan	5150.01005 1–0	5250.02005 2–0 W	Friendly
119	160	Jul 6, 2011	Women's World Cup Stadium, Wolfsburg, Germany	Sweden	4950.01005 1–2	4950.01005 1–2 L	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group C
120	161	Jul 10, 2011	Rudolf-Harbig Stadium, Dresden, Germany	Brazil	5050.0200 2–2	5052.02050 2–2 (pso 5–3) (W)	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Quarter Final
121	162	Jul 13, 2011	Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany	France	5150.02005 2–1	5250.03005 3–1 W	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Semifinal
122	163	Jul 17, 2011	FIFA Women's World Cup Stadium, Frankfurt, Germany	Japan	5150.02005 2–1	5048.02015 2–2 (pso 1–3) (L)	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Final
123	164	Sep 17, 2011	LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, Kansas City, United States	Canada	5150.01005 1–0	5050.01005 1–1 D	Friendly
124	165	Sep 22, 2011	JELD-WEN Field, Portland, United States	Canada	5150.01005 1–0	5350.03005 3–0 W
125					5250.02005 2–0
126	167	Jan 20, 2012	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	Dominican	5150.01005 1–0	6450.14005 14–0 W	2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: Group B
127					5550.05005 5–0
128	168	Jan 22, 2012		Guatemala	5150.01005 1–0	6350.13005 13–0 W
129					5250.02005 2–0
130	171	Jan 29, 2012		Canada	5250.02005 2–0	5450.04005 4–0 W	2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: Final
131					5350.03005 3–0
132	173	Feb 29, 2012	Estadio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal	Denmark	5250.02005 2–0	5550.05005 5–0 W	2012 Algarve Cup: Group B
133	174	Mar 2, 2012		Norway	5150.01005 1–0	5150.02005 2–1 W
134	176	Mar 7, 2012	Estadio Municipal de Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal	Sweden	5350.03005 3–0	5450.04005 4–0 W	2012 Algarve Cup: Third place match
135	179	May 27, 2012	PPL Park, Chester, United States	China	5350.04005 4–1	5350.04005 4–1 W	Friendly
136	180	Jun 16, 2012	Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden	Sweden	5150.01005 1–0	5250.03005 3–1 W	Volvo Winners Cup
137	181	Jun 18, 2012		Japan	5250.02005 2–0	5350.04005 4–1 W
138					5350.04005 4–1
139	183	Jul 25, 2012	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	France	4950.01005 1–2	5250.04005 4–2 W	2012 Summer Olympics: Group G
140	184	Jul 28, 2012		Colombia	5250.02005 2–0	5350.03005 3–0 W	2012 Summer Olympics: Group G
141	185	Jul 31, 2012	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	Korea DPR	5150.01005 1–0	5150.01005 1–0 W	2012 Summer Olympics: Group G
142	186	Aug 3, 2012	St James’ Park, Newcastle, England	New Zealand	5150.01005 1–0	5250.02005 2–0 W	2012 Summer Olympics: Quarter Final
143	187	Aug 6, 2012	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	Canada	5050.03005 3–3	5150.04000 4–3 aet W	2012 Summer Olympics: Semifinal
144	189	Sep 1, 2012	Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, United States	Costa Rica	5250.02005 2–0	5850.08005 8–0 W	Friendly
145					5350.03005 3–0
146	191	Sep 19, 2012	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States	Australia	5150.03005 3–2	5450.06005 6–2 W
147	192	Oct 20, 2012	Toyota Park, Bridgeview, United States	Germany	5150.01005 1–0	5050.01005 1–1 D
148	193	Oct 22, 2012	Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States	Germany	5150.01005 1–0	5050.02005 2–2 D
149	197	Dec 12, 2012	BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States	China	5150.01005 1–0	5450.04005 4–0 W
150					5350.03005 3–0
151	198	Dec 15, 2012	FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, United States	China	5150.01005 1–0	5250.03005 3–1 W
152					5250.03005 3–1
153	200	Feb 13, 2013	LP Field, Nashville, United States	Scotland	5250.02005 2–0	5250.03005 3–1 W
154	201	Mar 6, 2013	Estadio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira, Portugal	Iceland	5250.02005 3–0	5250.03005 3–0 W	2013 Algarve Cup: Group B
155	204	Apr 5, 2013	Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium, Offenbach, Germany	Germany	5150.01005 1–0	5050.03005 3–3 D	Friendly
156	206	Jun 15, 2013	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States	Korea	5350.04005 4–1	5350.04005 4–1 W
157	207	Jun 20, 2013	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States	Korea	5150.01005 1–0	5550.05005 5–0 W
158					5250.02005 2–0
159					5350.03005 3–0
160					5450.04005 4–0
161	208	Sep 3, 2013	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States	Mexico	5150.01005 1–0	5750.07005 7–0 W
162	209	Oct 20, 2013	Alamodome, San Antonio, United States	Australia	5350.03005 3–0	5450.04005 4–0 W
163	212	Nov 10, 2013	Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, United States	Brazil	5250.02005 2–0	5350.04005 4–1 W
164	214	Feb 8, 2014	FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, United States	Russia	5650.06005 6–0	5750.07005 7–0 W
165	215	Feb 13, 2014	Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States	Russia	5450.04005 4–0	5850.08005 8–0 W
166	218	Mar 12, 2014	Estadio Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal	Korea DPR	5150.01005 1–0	5350.03005 3–0 W	2014 Algarve Cup: Seventh place match
167					5250.02005 2–0
168	222	Aug 20, 2014	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States	Switzerland	5350.04005 4–1	5350.04005 4–1 W	Friendly
169	223	Sep 13, 2014	Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States	Mexico	5250.02005 2–0	5050.00005 8–0 W
170					5450.04005 4–0
171	225	Oct 15, 2014	Sporting Park, Kansas City, United States	Trinidad	5150.01005 1–0	5150.01005 1–0 W	2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship: Group A
172	226	Oct 20, 2014	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States	Haiti	5250.02005 2–0	5650.06005 6–0 W
173					5450.04005 4–0
174	228	Oct 26, 2014	PPL Park, Chester, United States	Costa Rica	5150.01005 1–0	5650.06005 6–0 W	2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship: Final
175					5350.03005 3–0
176					5450.04005 4–0
177					5550.05005 5–0
178	236	Mar 6, 2015	Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Santo Antonio, Portugal	Switzerland	5350.03005 3–0	5350.03005 3–0 W	2015 Algarve Cup: Group B
179	240	May 10, 2015	Avaya Stadium, San Jose, United States	Ireland	5150.01005 1–0	5350.03005 3–0 W	Friendly
180					5250.02005 2–0
181	241	May 17, 2015	StubHub Center, Carson, United States	Mexico	5250.03005 3–1	5450.05005 5–1 W
182					5450.05005 5–1
183	245	Jun 16, 2015	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	Nigeria	5150.01005 1–0	5150.01005 1–0 W	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group D
184	251	Aug 19, 2015	Finley Field, Chattanooga, United States	Costa Rica	5350.03005 3–0	5550.07005 7–2 W	Friendly

Statistics

See also

• List of women's footballers with 100 or more international goals
• List of footballers with 100 or more caps