With 15 years of professional soccer under her belt, U.S. Women’s National Soccer team player Abby Wambach stepped onto the field for the last time on Dec. 16. Wambach is well-known for being the leading scorer in the women’s U.S. soccer world, racking up 184 goals throughout her career.

Wambach’s interest in soccer began at five years old, as she showed extreme potential as a forward by scoring 27 goals in only her first three games. She played throughout high school, and excelled while attending the University of Florida. Wambach was drafted by the Washington Freedom team that worked with the Women’s United Soccer Association in 2002. She played alongside soccer legend Mia Hamm, and the two of them created a powerful duo, working in cohorts to beat out opposing teams with strategic goals. She obtained the title of Rookie of the Year that same year. Her experience with Hamm has shown how skillful of a player she is.

Wambach has earned many achievements throughout her career. She has won two Olympic gold medals and was voted FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year in 2012, the second American woman to receive the title, besides Mia Hamm. During the 2011 World Cup in South Africa, Wambach scored with an incredible header in a quarterfinals game versus Brazil. Although the U.S. did not take home the World Cup that year, Wambach’s header was hands down one of the most exhilarating moments throughout the event. Wambach has played in four World Cup tournaments throughout her career, including the most recent World Cup that took place in the summer 2015, in which the U.S. National Soccer team was able to take home the World Cup. Wambach was a key player in the overall success of the team.

“I’m going to change the world in some way—I don’t know specifically yet how that’s going to happen, but I know it will, whether with FIFA or in other capacities,” Wambach said to Mashable reporter Sam Laird. “I’m in a unique position now where I’ve met a lot of amazing people and just want to take the time to figure out what exactly that next thing is that’s going to make me most happy.”

It is safe to say that Wambach was an important asset to the U.S. National Soccer team. At 35 years old, she has achieved so much and plans on achieving and excelling in other aspects of life while in retirement. Wambach is respected among her peers, and her presence will be missed on the field by many soccer fans as well as players.