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 the UCF Knights. In 2017, she earned a cap with the Canada national team.
Young began playing youth soccer with Ottawa South United at age seven.[1] She was named to the Ontario provincial team at age 13, and joined the Ottawa Fury Academy at U15 level.[2] In 2017, at age 15, she played for U18 Team Ontario at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.[3] She then moved to the Ontario REX program in 2018, where she played for six months.[4] In August 2018, she joined the Vancouver Whitecaps REX program.[5]
In November 2018, Young committed to the University of Central Florida to play for the women's soccer team beginning in September 2019.[6] Ultimately, she redshirted her first two seasons and began playing for the team in 2021.[7] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 9, 2021 against the Ole Miss Rebels.[8][9] In October 2021, she earned AAC Rookie of the Week honours.[10] After her first season, she was a unanimous selection to the AAC All-Rookie Team.[11]
In February 2017, she made her debut in the Canadian youth program, attending a camp with the Canada U17 team.[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 the United States U17.[12]
In November 2017, she was called up to the Canada senior team, making her debut on November 12 in a 3–1 defeat to the United States in a friendly at age 16.[13][14]
She was named to the roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she won a bronze medal,[2][1] and the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, finishing in fourth.[15] She also played with the Canada U20 at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[1]