Courage Re-Sign Captain Abby Erceg
CARY, NC (Aug. 3, 2022) — The North Carolina Courage today announced the club has re-signed captain and defender Abby Erceg to a two-year contract extension with an option for a third year in 2024.
“The re-signing of Abby is very well-deserved and is great for our club,” Head Coach Sean Nahas said. “She has been a staple for us and someone who has always held the standards of what it takes to be a Courage player. As a club we wanted to make sure we were able to have her here long term to continue to build on the foundation she has already helped to create. I couldn’t be more thrilled to continue to work with her and have her be a part of something bigger moving forward.”
The Whangārei, NZ, native has started 133 of the 136 games she’s appeared in during her NWSL career, and has recorded eight goals and five assists in that span. This season, Erceg has registered one goal in eight matches played and has an 85% pass success rate.
Erceg joined the franchise in 2016 as part of the Western New York Flash, where she helped the side to victory in the 2016 NWSL Championship. The 32-year-old then relocated to North Carolina with the Courage and has served as captain ever since, winning back-to-back titles with the Courage in 2018 and 2019, three NWSL Shields, the 2018 Women’s ICC Championship, and most recently, the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup Championship. Erceg was named the 2018 NWSL Defender of the Year as well as part of the 2018 NWSL Best XI.
On the international stage, Erceg has represented New Zealand at four Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020) and four Women’s World Cups (China 2007, Germany 2011, Canada 2015, France 2019).
