Ashley Cathro
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Cathro in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Madison Cathro | ||
| Date of birth | January 19, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Toronto | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 78 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Racing Louisville FC B | 9 | (2) |
| 2025– | AFC Toronto | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Canada U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Canada U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 1, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 9, 2019 | |||
Ashley Madison Cathro (born January 19, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League.
Early life
Cathro played youth soccer with the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite and was named the 2016 BC Soccer Youth Player of the Year.[1] In 2017, she played for Team British Columbia at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.[2]
College career
In 2018, Cathro began attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she played for the women's soccer team.[3] On August 16, 2018, she made her collegiate debut, starting against the North Carolina Tar Heels.[4] At the end of her first season, she was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team.[5] She redshirted the 2019 season, extending her eligibility another season.[1] She was a four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2019 to 2022) and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2019-20.[1]
Club career
In 2022, Cathro played with Racing Louisville FC B in the USL W League.[6]
In January 2025, Cathro signed with Northern Super League club AFC Toronto.[7][8] She made her debut on May 1, 2025, against Calgary Wild FC.[9]
International career
Cathro represented the Canada U17 and Canada U20 including at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[7] In 2019, she was called up to a friendly series against England U18.[10]
In February 2017 and November 2021, she was called up to a pair of training camps and friendlies with the Canada senior team, but did not make an appearance.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b c "Ashley Cathro Illinois profile". Illinois Fighting Illini.
- ^ "Eight Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX players named to Team BC for 2017 Canada Games". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 14, 2017.
- ^ "Signed - Ashley Cathro". Illinois Fighting Illini. February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Illini Strike First in Season-Opening Loss to No. 6 North Carolina". Illinois Fighting Illini. August 16, 2018.
- ^ "Six Illini Honored by Big Ten Conference". Illinois Fighting Illini. October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Ashley Cathro USLWL Stats". USL W League.
- ^ a b "Cathro, Barnett sign with AFC Toronto, bringing NSL team roster to 18". Toronto Star. January 30, 2025.
- ^ "AFC Toronto Signs Former Canadian Youth National Team Player Ashley Cathro". AFC Toronto. January 30, 2025.
- ^ Ko, Mathew (May 2, 2025). "Match report: AFC Toronto defeat Calgary Wild FC 2-1 to earn first win of the season". Total Soccer News.
- ^ "Cathro Selected to Canada U-20 Squad". Illinois Fighting Illini. July 8, 2019.
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (February 3, 2017). "Victoria's Cathro part of youth movement on Canadian women's soccer team". Times Colonist.
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (November 30, 2021). "Victoria's Ashley Cathro on Canadian soccer roster for Mexico games". Times Colonist.