Amelia Abbott
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| Full name | Amelia Anne Abbott | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 July 2001[1] | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Wellington United | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| –2019 | Nelson Suburbs | ||||||||||
| –2019 | Nelson College for Girls | ||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Texas Longhorns | 10 | (0) | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Nelson Suburbs | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Canterbury United Pride | 12 | |||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2025- | Wellington United | 2 | (2) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2018 | New Zealand U-17 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2019 | New Zealand U-20 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2021– | New Zealand | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 October 2021 | |||||||||||
Amelia Anne Abbott (born 22 July 2001) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wellington United and for the New Zealand national team.
Abbott played for Nelson Suburbs including the men's team as the only female in the competition.[2]
In December 2024, Abbott joined A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix until the end of the 2024–25 A-League Women.[3] She was not offered a contract at the end of the season and departed the club.[4]
International career
Abbott was part of the New Zealand U-17 team that won bronze at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay. She scored her only goal of the tournament, in the 1–1 quarter-final against Japan, which was nominated for goal of the tournament.[5]
Abbott also played for the New Zealand U-20 team, winning the 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship in the Cook Islands which qualified them for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before it was cancelled.[6][7] She scored two goals in their record 30–0 win over Samoa.[8]
She made her international debut for New Zealand in their 1–5 lost to Canada.[9][10]
Personal life
Abbott attended Nelson College for Girls where she earned the Rose Bowl Award for the Highest Achieving Athlete.[2][11]
