California Golden Bears Athletics
2019 W Soccer Roster
Roster
Abi Kim
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Last School(s):
- Seattle Christian High School
- Hometown:
- Vashon, Wash.
- Major:
- Legal Studies
Career Highlights
- 26th overall pick in National Women’s Soccer League Draft (2020)
- Third Team All-Region (2019)
- Third Team All-Region (2018)
- Third Team All-Pac-12 (2018)
- Second Team All-Pac-12 (2017)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2016)
- Named to Under-20 U.S. Women's National Team for the 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup
- Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 22, 2017)
- TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Aug. 22, 2017)
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2018)
As a Senior (2019): One of four players to start all 21 games for Cal this season … Served as co-captain for the Bears in 2019 … Finished the season tied for the team lead with six assists on the year, a career-best … Scored the game-winning goal in Cal's victory over Montana and also found the back of the net in Cal's 3-0 victory over Arizona … Collected Third Team All-Region Honors for the second consecutive season … Selected by the Orlando Pride with the 26th overall pick in the 2020 National Women’s Soccer League Draft
As a Junior (2018): Earned Third Team All-Region Honors from United Soccer Coaches… Appeared in 18 games for the Golden Bears, making 17 starts . . . Collected conference recognition for the third consecutive year, being named to the All-Pac-12 Third Team… Voted the team’s Offensive MVP after leading the Bears in both scoring (6 goals) and points (13) on the season….Opened the 2018 campaign by scoring the game-winning goal over Utah Valley…. Tallied a goal and an assist in Cal’s 3-1 victory over San Diego State on Aug. 31... Scored three goals in a four-game stretch in conference play, finding the back of the net against Arizona, Utah, and Washington State…No. 68 in Midseason TopDrawerSoccer Rankings… Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
As a Sophomore (2017): Second Team All-Pac-12 selection at the conclusion of the season… One of only six players to start all 20 games for the Bears…tied for the team lead in scoring with seven goals, including three game-winners…Named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week after the opening weekend of the season, in which she scored three goals… More than doubled her goal output from her freshman campaign (three goals in 2016)… Tallied the golden goal in the 104th minute of Cal’s double-overtime victory at Sacramento State… Also tallied game-winners vs UC Irvine and Oregon… Drew the game-winning foul to set up Kelly Fitzgerald’s penalty kick in the 89th minute of Cal’s 2-1 win over Santa Clara on August 20
As a Freshman (2016): Saw action in all 21 of Cal's matches, leading all freshmen with 16 starts …. Led all Cal rookies and finished fourth on the team overall with 9 points on 3 goals and 3 assists…Scored the game-winning goal in Cal’s 1-0 road win over #7 USC on October 9… Registered her first career assist in Cal’s 1-1 draw at #10 UCLA on October 6… Scored her first career goal on September 11, followed by another tally in the Bears next game against San Francisco (Sep. 16)…Finished with the second-most minutes (1178) of any newcomer
International: Current member of the United States Under-20 Women’s National Team and named to the roster for the 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup... Scored 6 goals in 24 U-20 caps... Helped the U.S. qualify for the U-20 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring vs Mexico in the group stage of the CONCACAF Women's Championship... Played for the U-18 USWNT in 2016, scoring the game-winning goal in friendlies vs England (1-0) and Norway (1-0)
Club: Played under Viet Nguyen at the Pacific Northwest Soccer Club alongside teammate Mia Corbin…Guided team to the 2013 and 2014 state championships
High School: Attended Seattle Christian HS in Seattle, Wash.…Class 1A Most Valuable Player as selected by the Washington State Soccer Coaches Association as a senior in 2015 and honorable mention as a junior…Member of the Star Times All-Star team in 2015, as selected by the Seattle Times…Helped lead Seattle Christian to the 1A state title, having scored 41 goals in 20 matches…Nisqually League MVP as a freshman and Offensive MVP as a sophomore…. Also competed in track and field for Seattle Christian, helping the team to three consecutive state titles
Personal: Born in Liberia and grew up with an adopted family in the Seattle area … Adoptive daughter of Jin and Sue Kim… Enjoys community service endeavors and was a volunteer server for community meals for the homeless at the Vashon Island Interfaith Council on Homelessness.
Major: Legal Studies …. Would like to become a lawyer after completing her soccer career
