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Julia Ashley (born November 11, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for Adelaide United and Linköpings FC, as well as collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Julia Ashley

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth	Verona, New Jersey, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Houston Dash
Number	12
Youth career
	Match Fit Colchesters
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	North Carolina Tar Heels	94	(8)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Linköpings FC	1	(0)
2019–2020	Adelaide United	8	(0)
2020	OL Reign	0	(0)
2021	Racing Louisville	10	(0)
2022–	Houston Dash	0	(0)
National team‡
2016	United States U20
2018	United States U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 5, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 22, 2019

Early life

University of North Carolina

In Ashley's freshman season she started all 21 games at right back and was named to the 2015 Freshman All-ACC Team. In her sophomore year, she played in 24 games and ranked second on the team in minutes played. In her junior year, Ashley was one of the nation's most consistent defensive performers, she started all 22 games at right back and was second-team All-ACC and was named to the 2017 All-ACC Academic Women's Soccer Team. In her senior season, Ashley started all 25 games for the Tar Heels as they advanced all the way to the College Cup Final, where they were defeated 1–0 by Florida State.[1]

Club career

Linköpings

On January 20, 2019, Ashley signed a five-month contract with Linköpings FC in the Damallsvenskan in Sweden.[2] She made her professional debut on February 16, starting in a Svenska Cupen game against Växjö. She made her league debut against the same opposition on April 17. On May 22, 2019, she was released by the team having struggled for playing time with injury and competition within the squad.[3]

Adelaide United

In November 2019, Ashley signed a deal with Australian club Adelaide United.[4] She made her debut for the team on November 14, starting in the 2019–20 season opener against Western Sydney Wanderers.[5]

OL Reign

Ashley was originally selected by Sky Blue FC with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft, but she never signed for the club.[6][2] She expressed a hope that Sky Blue would either trade her NWSL rights to another team or release her.[7] On January 17, 2020, Sky Blue traded her NWSL rights to Reign FC.[8] Ashley subsequently signed a three-year contract with Reign FC on March 4, 2020.[9]

Racing Louisville

On November 12, 2020, Ashley was chosen by Racing Louisville FC in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft.

Houston Dash

She was traded to Houston Dash in December 2021.[10]

International career

Ashley was part of the United States U–20 player pool and was called up to a U–20 camp in January 2016.[11] In 2018 she was named to the United States U–23 roster for the 2018 Thorns Spring Invitational.[12] She received another U–23 call-up in March 2019 for the La Manga Tournament in Spain.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played November 14, 2019.[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	League	Season	League		Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Continental[lower-alpha 2]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Linköpings	Damallsvenskan	2019	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
Adelaide United	W-League	2019–20	1	0	–		–		1	0
Career total			2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0

References

External links

• UNC biography

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