Gabi Rennie

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Gabi Rennie
Personal information
Full name Gabrielle Rose Rennie[1]
Date of birth (2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
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)
International career
2018 New Zealand U17 6 (0)
2018 New Zealand U20 7 (3)
2021– New Zealand 24 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  New Zealand
OFC U-19 Women's Championship
Winner 2019 Cook Islands
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Third place 2018 Uruguay
OFC U-16 Women's Championship
Winner 2017 Samoa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023

Gabrielle Rose Rennie (born 7 July 2001) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a forward for the New Zealand women's national team. She was part of the New Zealand team in the football competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She scored her first international goal on her debut, against Australia at the Olympics in a 2–1 loss.[3]

Early life

Rennie played in her youth with Waimakariri United.[4] She attended Rangiora High School, where she was a Deputy Head Girl.[5] She started schooling for exercise and science degree at Indiana University Bloomington prior to transferring to Arizona State University.[6][7]

College career

Rennie signed with Indiana University to play for the Indiana Hoosiers for 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

Rennie played for Canterbury United Pride in the New Zealand Women's National League, winning the competition in 2018 scoring 6 goals,[12] 2019 scoring 7 goals[13] and 2020 as top goal scorer with 7 goals.[14]

International career

Rennie was part of the New Zealand U-17 team who created history by winning New Zealand's first medal at a FIFA World Cup, when they came 3rd at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay.[7]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rennie goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Gabi Rennie
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 21 July 2021 Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Australia 1–2 1–2 2020 Summer Olympics [15]
2 30 November 2021 Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea  South Korea 2–0 2–0 Friendly [16]

Honours

New Zealand U17

New Zealand U20

Canterbury United Pride

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad List, New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Gabi Rennie – Indiana profile". Indiana Hoosiers. Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Voerman, Andrew (21 July 2021). "Football Ferns outclassed by Australia in opening match at the Tokyo Olympics". Stuff. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ Nutbrown, Kim (28 November 2018). "Three young footballers from the same rural club to play world cup semi finals". Stuff. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ Robinson, Bridgitt (12 February 2019). "Head Students 2019 — RHS Year 8 Newsletter #1 – 2019". Rangiora High School. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Gabi Rennie". Olympics. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b Ashley Stanle (30 June 2021). "Football Ferns debutant already a Kiwi sporting hero". Newsroom. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  8. ^ "IUWS Welcomes Gabi Rennie To 2020 Signing Class". iuhoosiers. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  9. ^ Felts, Patrick (31 March 2021). "IU women's soccer defeats Michigan State 2-1, Gabi Rennie notches first career goal". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. ^ "NCAA Statistics: Women's Soccer: Gabi Rennie". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Gabi Rennie - Women's Soccer". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  12. ^ "2018 National Women's League". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  13. ^ "2019 National Women's League". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  14. ^ "2020 National Women's League". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Debut goal bright light in opening defeat for Football Ferns". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  16. ^ Burgess, Michael (30 November 2021). "Football Ferns break drought with courageous win over South Korea". The New Zealand Herald.

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