Ariel Young

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Ariel Young
Personal information
Full name Ariel Audrey Young
Date of birth (2001-08-30) August 30, 2001 (age 22)
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
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ariel Young at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. 1 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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