Marisa Abegg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marisa Abegg | ||
| Date of birth | March 14, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Washington Freedom | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Stanford Cardinal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009 | FC Gold Pride | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Washington Freedom | ||
| 2011–2012 | D.C. United Women | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | Gulf Coast Texans | ||
| 2013 | Washington Spirit | ||
| National team‡ | |||
 United States U-20 | |||
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United States U-23 | 7 | (0) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 28, 2011. | |||
Marisa Abegg (born March 14, 1987) is an American soccer defender for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League.[1] She was born in Anchorage, Alaska.
History
College career
Abegg played for the Stanford University women's soccer team from 2005 to 2008, starting in all ninety-one matches that Stanford played during her college career and scoring three goals.[2]
Professional career
Abegg was drafted by FC Gold Pride at the 2009 WPS Draft. Despite being promoted from the developmental roster to the full squad, Abegg was deemed surplus to requirements at season's close by Albertin Montoya.[3] She appeared for FC Gold Pride in 6 games.
In 2010, Abegg was picked up by Washington Freedom as a developmental player.[4] In 2011 and 2012 she played for D.C. United Women of the W-League, and in early 2013 for the Gulf Coast Texans of the Women's Premier Soccer League. [5][1] Abegg captained D.C. United Women in both 2011 and 2012.[6]
On July 31, 2013, Abegg signed with the Washington Spirit as a free agent. She made a debut with the team later that night in a 3-0 loss to the Western New Flash.[7]
She retired from the Washington Spirit on February 14, 2014. In total for the Washington Spirit she started four games out of five appearances, recording 409 minutes of total play. [8]
Retirement
On February 14, 2014 Marisa stated her retirement from professional soccer. She has planned to put her education first and help people in need through healthcare. [9]
Career statistics
Club career
| Team | Season | League | Domestic League |
Domestic Playoffs |
Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | |||
| FC Gold Pride | 2009 | WPS | 6 | 3 | 335 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 335 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 335 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 335 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | - | 6 | 3 | 335 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 335 | 0 | 0 | |
International career
| Nation | Year | International Appearances | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | ||
| United States U-23 | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
- 1 2 "SPIRIT ADD MARISA ABEGG". National Women's Soccer League. July 31, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ↑ Player Bio: Marisa Abegg, Stanford Athletics.
- ↑ "Pride Makes More Offseason Moves". FC Gold Pride. September 22, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ↑ "Freedom Announces Opening Day 22-Player Roster for 2010 WPS Season". FC Gold Pride. April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
- ↑ "#15 Abegg, Marisa". D.C. United Women. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ http://washingtonspirit.com/news/two-year-captain-abegg-likely-has-played-last-game-with-d-c-united-women/
- ↑ http://washingtonspirit.com/pro/spirit-blanked-3-0-at-western-new-york/
- ↑ http://nwslsoccer.com/home/787726.html
- ↑ http://nwslsoccer.com/home/787726.html
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