Abi Kim

Abigail Kofi Kim (born July 19, 1998) is a Liberian-born American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Orlando Pride in the NWSL.

Abi Kim
Personal information
Full name Abigail Kofi Kim[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-19) July 19, 1998
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Orlando Pride
Number 29
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– Orlando Pride 6 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 United States U18
2017–2018 United States U20 24 (6)
2019 United States U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 9, 2019

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 college soccer for California Golden Bears. She was a four-year starter between 2016 and 2019, notably earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors in a 2016 season in which she saw action in all 21 of Cal's matches, leading all freshmen with 16 starts. In 2019, Kim was named captain of the team for her senior season. A legal studies major, Kim was also a Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention in 2018.[2][3]

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 2020 NWSL College Draft by Orlando Pride.[3] Having joined up with the team for preseason, all NWSL activities were shut down just three days in to camp due to the developing coronavirus pandemic.[6] With the ongoing disruption of the 2020 NWSL season and having rehabbed from a knee injury sustained while training over summer, Kim elected to sign in Italy with Serie A team Fiorentina in June.[7] With issues surrounding travel and quarantines, Kim's signing wasn't officially completed until October 17.[8] She made her debut on November 1, starting in a 6–1 victory against second division ASD Riozzese in the 2020–21 Coppa Italia group stage.[9] She scored her first goal for the club on December 13 in a 1–1 Serie A draw with Empoli.[10] Three days later she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut, starting in a Round of 32 second leg away at Slavia Prague. Fiorentina scored a stoppage time winner to progress 3–2 on aggregate.[11]

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]

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.[14] 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.[15]

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.[16]

Career statistics

College
School Season Division Apps Goals
California Golden Bears 2016 Div. I 213
2017 207
2018 186
2019 212
Career total 8018

Club
As of match played October 29, 2021.
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
LA Galaxy OC 2019 USW 30———30
Fiorentina 2020–21 Serie A 6120102[lower-alpha 3]1112
Orlando Pride 2021 NWSL 6021——81
Career total 151411021223
  1. Coppa Italia and NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. UEFA Women's Champions League
  3. 2020 Supercoppa Italiana

Honors

Club

LA Galaxy OC

Fiorentina

International

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Abi Kim - California Golden Bears". UC Berkeley Athletics.
  3. "Orlando Pride Trades to No. 3 Overall, Selects Midfielder Taylor Kornieck in the 2020 NWSL College Draft". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  4. "Abigail Kim LA Galaxy Orange County Women's UWS Team". LA Galaxy OC.
  5. "Galaxy OC shuts out Foothills WFC for United Women's Soccer title". Calgary Sun. July 22, 2019.
  6. "Statement from NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird regarding the 2020 season". www.nwslsoccer.com. March 12, 2020.
  7. "TCF Calciomercato - Fiorentina, fatta per Abi Kim". app.tuttocalciofemminile.com (in Italian).
  8. McCormack, Mike (September 9, 2020). "Fiorentina Femminile sign USWNT U20 Player Abi Kim". Viola Nation.
  9. "Super Viola: sei reti in Coppa Italia". ACF Fiorentina.
  10. "Empoli Ladies-Fiorentina Femminile 1-1. Ora testa alla Champions League". FirenzeViolaSuperSport Live (in Italian). December 13, 2020.
  11. "Slavia Praha-Fiorentina December 2020". UEFA.com.
  12. "Orlando Pride Signs 2020 Draft Pick Abi Kim". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  13. "Racing Louisville vs Orlando Pride". Soccerway.
  14. "Mexico prevail in strengthened CONCACAF region". www.fifa.com.
  15. "U.S. roster named for U20 Women's World Cup". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  16. "U.S. U-23 WNT Falls to France 3-1 at La Manga Tournament in Spain". www.ussoccer.com.
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