Gabi Rennie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabrielle Rose Rennie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Christchurch,New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Åland United | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2018 | Waimakariri United | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Indiana Hoosiers | 21 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 28 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Canterbury United Pride | (20) | |
| 2024– | Åland United | 10 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | New Zealand U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | New Zealand U20 | 7 | (3) |
| 2021– | New Zealand | 24 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023 | |||
Gabrielle Rose Rennie(born 7 July 2001) is a New Zealandfootballerwho plays as aforwardforÅland Unitedand theNew Zealand women's national team.She was part of the New Zealand team in thefootball competitionat the2020 Summer Olympics.She scored her first international goal on her debut, againstAustraliaat the Olympics in a 2–1 loss.[3]
Early life[edit]
Rennie played in her youth withWaimakariri United.[4]She attendedRangiora High School,where she was a Deputy Head Girl.[5]She started schooling for exercise and science degree atIndiana University Bloomingtonprior to transferring toArizona State University.[6][7]
College career[edit]
Rennie signed withIndiana Universityto play for theIndiana Hoosiersfor the 2020 season.[8]Rennie scored her first collegiate goal in a 2–1 win over Michigan State.[9]After two seasons at Indiana, where she scored one goal in 21 games, Rennie transferred to Arizona State ahead of the 2022 season.[10][11]
Club career[edit]
Rennie played forCanterbury United Pridein theNew Zealand Women's National League,winning the competition in2018scoring 6 goals,[12]2019scoring 7 goals[13]and2020as top goal scorer with 7 goals.[14]
In February 2024, Rennie joined Finnish clubÅland United.[15]
International career[edit]
Rennie was part of theNew Zealand U-17team who created history by winning New Zealand's first medal at a FIFA World Cup, when they came 3rd at the2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cupin Uruguay.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
- Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rennie goal.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 July 2021 | Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo,Japan |  Australia |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2020 Summer Olympics | [16] |
| 2 | 30 November 2021 | Goyang Stadium,Goyang,South Korea |  South Korea |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [17] |
Honours[edit]
New Zealand U17
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup:3rd Place,2018
- OFC U-16 Women's Championship:Winners,2017
New Zealand U20
- OFC U-19 Women's Championship:Winners,2019
Canterbury United Pride
Individual
- National Women's Leaguetop-goalscorer:2020
References[edit]
- ^"Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad List, New Zealand"(PDF).FIFA.7 July 2021. p. 9.Retrieved7 July2021.
- ^"Gabi Rennie – Indiana profile".Indiana Hoosiers.Indiana University Bloomington.Retrieved21 July2021.
- ^abVoerman, Andrew (21 July 2021)."Football Ferns outclassed by Australia in opening match at the Tokyo Olympics".Stuff.Retrieved21 July2021.
- ^Nutbrown, Kim (28 November 2018)."Three young footballers from the same rural club to play world cup semi finals".Stuff.Retrieved21 July2021.
- ^Robinson, Bridgitt (12 February 2019)."Head Students 2019 — RHS Year 8 Newsletter #1 – 2019".Rangiora High School.Retrieved17 July2021.
- ^"Gabi Rennie".Olympics. Archived fromthe originalon 26 July 2021.Retrieved17 July2021.
- ^abAshley Stanle (30 June 2021)."Football Ferns debutant already a Kiwi sporting hero".Newsroom.Retrieved17 July2021.
- ^"IUWS Welcomes Gabi Rennie To 2020 Signing Class".iuhoosiers. 27 April 2020.Retrieved17 July2021.
- ^Felts, Patrick (31 March 2021)."IU women's soccer defeats Michigan State 2-1, Gabi Rennie notches first career goal".Indiana Daily Student.Retrieved21 July2021.
- ^"NCAA Statistics: Women's Soccer: Gabi Rennie".National Collegiate Athletic Association.Archivedfrom the original on 7 January 2024.Retrieved7 January2024.
- ^"Gabi Rennie - Women's Soccer".Arizona State University Athletics.Retrieved15 June2023.
- ^"2018 National Women's League".The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website.Retrieved21 July2021.
- ^"2019 National Women's League".The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website.Retrieved21 July2021.
- ^"2020 National Women's League".The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website.Retrieved21 July2021.
- ^"Ferns striker Gabi Rennie signs first professional contract to join Finnish club".Friends of Football.27 February 2024.
- ^"Debut goal bright light in opening defeat for Football Ferns".New Zealand Football.Retrieved22 July2021.
- ^Burgess, Michael (30 November 2021)."Football Ferns break drought with courageous win over South Korea".The New Zealand Herald.
External links[edit]
- Gabi Rennieat Soccerway
New Zealand squads | |||||||
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- New Zealand women's association footballers
- Association footballers from Christchurch
- People educated at Rangiora High School
- Arizona State University alumni
- Women's association football forwards
- Indiana Hoosiers women's soccer players
- Arizona State Sun Devils women's soccer players
- New Zealand women's international footballers
- Olympic association footballers for New Zealand
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- New Zealand expatriate women's association footballers
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States