Ariel Young
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ariel Audrey Young | ||
Date of birth | August 30, 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Walkerton, Ontario,Canada | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | UCF Knights | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2016 | Ottawa South United | ||
2016–2018 | Ottawa Fury | ||
2018 | Ontario REX | ||
2018–2019 | Vancouver Whitecaps REX | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | UCF Knights | 25 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Canada U17 | 7+ | (1) |
2018 | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 10, 2018 |
Ariel Audrey Young(born August 30, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays as a defender for theUCF Knights.In 2017, she earned a cap with theCanada national team.
Early life
[edit]Young began playing youth soccer withOttawa South Unitedat age seven.[1]She was named to the Ontario provincial team at age 13, and joined theOttawa Fury Academyat U15 level.[2]In 2017, at age 15, she played for U18 Team Ontario at the2017 Canada Summer Games.[3]She then moved to theOntario REXprogram in 2018, where she played for six months.[4]In August 2018, she joined theVancouver Whitecaps REXprogram.[5]
College career
[edit]In November 2018, Young committed to theUniversity of Central Floridato play for thewomen's soccer teambeginning in September 2019.[6]Ultimately, sheredshirtedher first two seasons and began playing for the team in 2021.[7]She scored her first collegiate goal on September 9, 2021 against theOle Miss Rebels.[8][9]In October 2021, she earnedAACRookie of the Week honours.[10]After her first season, she was a unanimous selection to the AAC All-Rookie Team.[11]
International career
[edit]In February 2017, she made her debut in the Canadian youth program, attending a camp with theCanada U17team.[1]In July 2017, she played with the U17s at the Four Nations tournament in China, scoring a goal in a 1-1 draw against theUnited States U17.[12]
In November 2017, she was called up to theCanadasenior team, making her debut on November 12 in a 3–1 defeat to theUnited Statesin a friendly at age 16.[13][14]
She was named to the roster for the2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship,where she won a bronze medal,[2][1]and the2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup,finishing in fourth.[15]She also played with theCanada U20at the2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcdAriel Youngat theCanadian Soccer Association
- ^abSun, Michael (May 19, 2018)."CONCACAF U-17 cancellation shelves an international match-up between a trio of Ottawa's budding soccer stars".Ottawa Sportspages.
- ^Plouffe, Dan (July 28, 2017)."Past girls' soccer provincial team/club mates reunite for Canada Games".Ottawa Sportspages.
- ^Plouffe, Dan (September 16, 2018)."Young Team Canada soccer history-makers 'never thought it would happen this early'".Ottawa Sportspages.
- ^"Ariel Young VWFC profile".Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^"Knights Announce 2019 Signing Class".UCF Knights.November 15, 2018.
- ^"Ariel Young UCF profile".UCF Knights.
- ^"The American Picks Up Three Road Victories in Thursday Action".American Athletic Conference.September 9, 2021.
- ^Turner, Bryson (September 13, 2021)."KnightCap: #17 Women's Soccer Beats Another P5 Foe".Black & Gold Banneret.
- ^"Young, Kack Earn Weekly AAC Players of the Week".UCF Knights.October 25, 2021.
- ^"Four Knights Earn Conference Awards".UCF Knights.November 3, 2021.
- ^"Canada Women's U-17 Team leaves Weifang, China after gaining invaluable experience at the Four Nations Tournament".Women's Soccer United.July 18, 2017.
- ^"Canada sends signal to the world in US series playing six teens against world's top team".Canadian Soccer Association.November 12, 2017.
- ^"YMCA-YWCA of the National Capital Region Athlete of the Month: Ariel Young".Ottawa Sportspages.November 30, 2017.
- ^"3 OSU products play at U17 Women's World Cup".Ottawa Sportspages.December 15, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Ariel Youngat Soccerway
- Ariel Youngat theCanadian Soccer Association
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Women's association football defenders
- Canada women's youth international soccer players
- Canada women's international soccer players
- Soccer people from Ontario
- People from Bruce County
- Ottawa South United (women) players
- Canadian expatriate women's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- UCF Knights women's soccer players