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Ashley Nicole Sanchez (born March 16, 1999) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for the Washington Spirit.

Ashley Sanchez

Personal information
Full name	Ashley Nicole Sanchez[1]
Date of birth	(1999-03-16) March 16, 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Pasadena, California, United States
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Washington Spirit
Number	10
Youth career
	Santa Anita SC
	Legends FC
	So Cal Blues
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	UCLA Bruins	69	(23)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Washington Spirit	42	(7)
National team‡
2013	United States U14
2013–2014	United States U15
2014–2016	United States U17	21	(21)
2014–2018	United States U20	33	(11)
2021–	United States	16	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, August 14, 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 11, 2022

Early life

Sanchez is from Monrovia, California.[3] She is of Mexican descent, with roots in Jalisco.[4]

Sanchez played youth soccer for Santa Anita SC, Legends FC, and So Cal Blues.[5]

College career

Sanchez joined the UCLA Bruins in 2017.[2] She had considered going to University of Southern California, but committed to UCLA in eighth grade.[3]

As a first-year, Sanchez was named to the first eleven of the all-conference Pac-12 team.[6] Sanchez scored six goals and had nine assists during the regular season for UCLA.[2]

Club career

She was drafted by the Washington Spirit in January 2020.[7][8]

International career

Sanchez is a United States youth international at under-14, under-15, under-17, under-20, and under-23 levels.[5] She captained the United States at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and also played at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[9] and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[10] In 2016, Sanchez became the first player in United States history to play in multiple world cups in the same year.[2]

Sanchez received her first call-up to the United States senior team in March 2016.[11]

Career statistics

International

As of match played October 11, 2022[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States	2021	2	0
	2022	14	3
Total		16	3

List of international goals scored by Ashley Sanchez

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1
2	April 12, 2022		Uzbekistan			Friendly	[13]

Honors

Club

Washington Spirit

• NWSL Championship: 2021[14]

International

United States

• SheBelieves Cup: 2022[15]
• CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2022[16]

References

External links

• Ashley Sanchez at Soccerway

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