Ariel Young

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.

Ariel Young
Personal information
Full name Ariel Audrey Young
Date of birth (2001-08-30) 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

Early life

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]

College career

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]

International career

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]

References
  1. Ariel Young at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. Sun, Michael (May 19, 2018). "CONCACAF U-17 cancellation shelves an international match-up between a trio of Ottawa's budding soccer stars". Ottawa Sportspages.
  3. Plouffe, Dan (July 28, 2017). "Past girls' soccer provincial team/club mates reunite for Canada Games". Ottawa Sportspages.
  4. Plouffe, Dan (September 16, 2018). "Young Team Canada soccer history-makers 'never thought it would happen this early'". Ottawa Sportspages.
  5. "Ariel Young VWFC profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  6. "Knights Announce 2019 Signing Class". UCF Knights. November 15, 2018.
  7. "Ariel Young UCF profile". UCF Knights.
  8. "The American Picks Up Three Road Victories in Thursday Action". American Athletic Conference. September 9, 2021.
  9. Turner, Bryson (September 13, 2021). "KnightCap: #17 Women's Soccer Beats Another P5 Foe". Black & Gold Banneret.
  10. "Young, Kack Earn Weekly AAC Players of the Week". UCF Knights. October 25, 2021.
  11. "Four Knights Earn Conference Awards". UCF Knights. November 3, 2021.
  12. "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.
  13. "Canada sends signal to the world in US series playing six teens against world's top team". Canadian Soccer Association. November 12, 2017.
  14. "YMCA-YWCA of the National Capital Region Athlete of the Month: Ariel Young". Ottawa Sportspages. November 30, 2017.
  15. "3 OSU products play at U17 Women's World Cup". Ottawa Sportspages. December 15, 2018.
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