 Mary Abigail " Abby " Wambach ( born June 2 , 1980 ) is an American retired soccer player , coach , two @-@ time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women 's World Cup champion . A six @-@ time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award , Wambach has been a regular on the U.S. women 's national soccer team since 2003 earning her first cap in 2001 . As a forward , she currently stands as the highest all @-@ time goal scorer for the national team and holds the world record for international goals for both female and male soccer players with 184 goals . Wambach was awarded the 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year , becoming the first American woman to win the award in ten years . She was included on the 2015 Time 100 list as one of the most influential people in the world . 
