Abi Kim
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abigail Kofi Kim[1] | ||
Date of birth | July 19, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bordeaux | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Pacific Northwest SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 |
California Golden Bears | 80 | (18) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | LA Galaxy OC | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 |
Fiorentina | 6 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Orlando Pride | 17 | (0) |
2023– | Bordeaux | 22 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | United States U18 | ||
2017–2018 | United States U20 | 24 | (6) |
2019 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 27, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 9, 2019 |
Abigail Kofi Kim (born July 19, 1998) is a professional
Having played college soccer for
Early life
Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Kim grew up with an adopted family in Vashon, Washington. Kim attended Seattle Christian High School and helped lead the school's soccer team to the 1A state championship title in 2015, scoring 41 goals in 20 matches and was named MVP by the Washington State Soccer Coaches Association. She played club soccer for Pacific Northwest SC, winning the state championship in 2013 and 2014. Kim was also a track and field athlete for Seattle Christian, helping the team to three consecutive state titles.[2]
California Golden Bears
Kim was recruited to play
In the 2019 offseason, Kim joined UWS club LA Galaxy OC, making three appearances as the team won the National Championship.[4][5]
Club career
Fiorentina
Kim was selected in the third round (26th overall) of the
Orlando Pride
After a spell in Italy, Kim returned to Orlando Pride for preseason ahead of the 2021 season and signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year on March 2, 2021.[12] She made her professional NWSL debut for the club on April 10, 2021, as a 78th-minute substitute in the team's Challenge Cup opener against Racing Louisville and scored to give Orlando the lead in the 88th minute. The game finished 2–2.[13] On August 24, 2022, Kim was waived. In two seasons she made 21 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal and two assists.[14]
Bordeaux
In August 2023, Kim signed a two-year contract with French
International career
Kim has represented the United States at the under-18 and under-20 and under-23 levels.
In January 2018, Kim was part of the under-20 team that finished as runners-up at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, losing the final to Mexico in a penalty shoot-out.[16] In August 2018, Kim was also named to the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squad. The team failed to get out of the group behind Spain and Japan as Kim made three substitute appearances.[17]
In April 2019, Kim was called up to the under-23 team to play at the La Manga U23 tournament, starting in two of the three games.[18]
Kim is of Ghanaian descent through her biological father,[19] which makes her eligible to represent Ghana. In April 2024, she was approached by Ghana women's national team head coach Nora Häuptle to talk about a possible call-up.[20]
Career statistics
College
School | Season | Division | Apps | Goals |
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California Golden Bears | 2016 | Div. I
|
21 | 3 |
2017 | 20 | 7 | ||
2018 | 18 | 6 | ||
2019 | 21 | 2 | ||
Career total | 80 | 18 |
Club
- As of 24 August 2022.
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
LA Galaxy OC | 2019 | USW | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Fiorentina
|
2020–21 | Serie A | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 11 | 2 |
Orlando Pride | 2021 | NWSL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
2022 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
Total | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
Career total | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
- ^ Coppa Italia and NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ UEFA Women's Champions League
- 2020 Supercoppa Italiana
Honors
LA Galaxy OC
Fiorentina
- 2020
United States U20
- CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship runner-up: 2018
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's WC France 2018 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. August 24, 2018. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Abi Kim - California Golden Bears". UC Berkeley Athletics.
- ^ a b "Orlando Pride Trades to No. 3 Overall, Selects Midfielder Taylor Kornieck in the 2020 NWSL College Draft". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Abigail Kim LA Galaxy Orange County Women's UWS Team". LA Galaxy OC. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Galaxy OC shuts out Foothills WFC for United Women's Soccer title". Calgary Sun. July 22, 2019.
- ^ "Statement from NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird regarding the 2020 season". www.nwslsoccer.com. March 12, 2020.
- ^ "TCF Calciomercato - Fiorentina, fatta per Abi Kim". app.tuttocalciofemminile.com (in Italian). June 14, 2022. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ McCormack, Mike (September 9, 2020). "Fiorentina Femminile sign USWNT U20 Player Abi Kim". Viola Nation.
- ^ "Super Viola: sei reti in Coppa Italia". ACF Fiorentina.
- ^ "Empoli Ladies-Fiorentina Femminile 1-1. Ora testa alla Champions League". FirenzeViolaSuperSport Live (in Italian). December 13, 2020.
- ^ "Slavia Praha-Fiorentina December 2020". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Orlando Pride Signs 2020 Draft Pick Abi Kim". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Racing Louisville vs Orlando Pride". Soccerway.
- ^ Citro, Michael (August 24, 2022). "Orlando Pride Waive Forward Abi Kim". The Mane Land. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Abigail Kofi Kim rejoint Bordeaux". Girondins.com (in French).
- ^ "Mexico prevail in strengthened CONCACAF region". www.fifa.com.
- ^ "U.S. roster named for U20 Women's World Cup". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- ^ "U.S. U-23 WNT Falls to France 3-1 at La Manga Tournament in Spain". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ "Goal Chaser".
- ^ "Black Queens coach Nora Hauptle coach scouts Ghanaian players in France".
External links
- California Golden Bears profile
- Fiorentina profile Archived 2021-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Orlando Pride profile
- Abi Kim at Soccerway