Story: Football

Abby Erceg

A woman in white New Zealand football uniform in the centre of photo during a football game, with a ball at her feet. A team mate runs nearby, with her back to the camera.

Defender Abby Erceg has played a record 146 matches for the Football Ferns and has played professionally for a decade in Germany and the United States. Here she is playing for the Football Ferns in Carson, California during a 1–0 loss to Iceland at the 2022 SheBelieves Cup.

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Neill Atkinson, Steve Watters and Alida Shanks, 'Football - Women's professional football', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/47801/abby-erceg (accessed 2 May 2024)

Story by Neill Atkinson, Steve Watters and Alida Shanks, published 5 Sep 2013, reviewed & revised 7 Jun 2023 with assistance from Alida Shanks