Gabi Rennie

Gabrielle Rose Rennie (born 7 July 2001) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a forward for Åland United and 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]

Gabi Rennie

Personal information
Full name	Gabrielle Rose Rennie[1]
Date of birth	(2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 23)[citation needed]
Place of birth	Christchurch, New Zealand[citation needed]
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	20	(6)
International career‡
2018	New Zealand U17	6	(0)
2018	New Zealand U20	7	(3)
2021–	New Zealand	35	(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 2018 Uruguay OFC U-16 Women's Championship Winner 2017 Samoa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 September 2024

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]

In February 2024, Rennie joined Finnish club Åland United.^[15]

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	[16]
2	30 November 2021	Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea	South Korea	2–0	2–0	Friendly	[17]

Honours

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

• National Women's League: 2018, 2019, 2020

Individual

• National Women's League top-goalscorer: 2020

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. 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. 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. "Ferns striker Gabi Rennie signs first professional contract to join Finnish club". Friends of Football. 27 February 2024.
16. "Debut goal bright light in opening defeat for Football Ferns". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
17. Burgess, Michael (30 November 2021). "Football Ferns break drought with courageous win over South Korea". The New Zealand Herald.

External links

• Gabi Rennie at Soccerway