Ariel Young
Ariel Young (born 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays as a defender for Ottawa Fury and the Canadian national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ariel Yong | ||
| Date of birth | August 30, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Walkerton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ottawa Fury | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Ottawa South United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Ottawa Fury | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Canada U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Canada | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 20, 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 10, 2018 | |||
Early life
Young was born in Walkerton, Ontario and moved to Ottawa aged five. She grew up competing in volleyball and ringette as well as soccer, and first joined Ottawa South United aged seven.[1]
Club career
In 2015, Young was named as Players' Player of the Year at Ottawa South United and was later identified as one of 22 girls to take part in Ontario's Regional Excel Program – a feeder program for Canada's national teams.
She was selected for Ontario's provincial team in both 2015 and 2016, before joining the Ottawa Fury Elite Girls Academy aged 14.[2]
College career
Young has committed to the University of Central Florida.[3]
International career
On November 12, 2017, she made her international debut in a 3–1 defeat to the United States.[1]
References
- Ariel Young at the Canadian Soccer Association (also available in French)
- "Ariel Young's Women's Soccer Recruiting Profile". www.ncsasports.org. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- Young, Ariel (March 8, 2017). "Super excited to announce my verbal commitment to the University of Central Florida!!! #ChargeOn #GoKnights @UCF_WSoccer". @aarielyoung. Retrieved December 20, 2017.