Ashley Cathro
Canadian soccer player
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Ashley Madison Cathro (born January 19, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League.
.jpg) Cathro in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Madison Cathro | ||
| Date of birth | January 19, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Toronto | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 78 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | TSS FC Rovers | ||
| 2019 | Vancouver Island FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Racing Louisville FC B | 9 | (2) |
| 2025– | AFC Toronto | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Canada U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Canada U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 20, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of July 9, 2019 | |||
Early life
Cathro played youth soccer with the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite and was named the 2016 BC Soccer Youth Player of the Year.[1] In 2017, she played for Team British Columbia at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.[2]
College career
In 2018, Cathro began attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she played for the women's soccer team.[3] On August 16, 2018, she made her collegiate debut, starting against the North Carolina Tar Heels.[4] At the end of her first season, she was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team.[5] She redshirted the 2019 season, extending her eligibility another season.[1] She was a four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2019 to 2022) and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2019-20.[1]
Club career
In 2018, Cathro played with TSS FC Rovers in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[6] In 2019, she joined Vancouver Island FC in the WPSL.[7]
In 2022, Cathro played with Racing Louisville FC B in the USL W League.[8]
In January 2025, Cathro signed with Northern Super League club AFC Toronto.[9][10] She made her debut on May 1, 2025, against Calgary Wild FC.[11]
International career
Cathro represented the Canada U17 and Canada U20 including at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[9] In 2019, she was called up to a friendly series against England U18.[12]
In February 2017 and November 2021, she was called up to a pair of training camps and friendlies with the Canada senior team, but did not make an appearance.[13][14]