_047_(cropped).jpg) Sanchez with the North Carolina Courage in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Nicole Sanchez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 16, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Pasadena, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North Carolina Courage | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2023 | Washington Spirit | 68 | (13) |
| 2024– | North Carolina Courage | 16 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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 | 27 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:14, August 15, 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 29, 2023 | |||
Ashley Nicole Sanchez (born March 16, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She played collegiate soccer for the UCLA Bruins and broke several school records in the three years she played.
In 2016, Sanchez was named U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year. She was drafted by the Washington Spirit in the 2020 NWSL draft. That year, she was named the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup Future Legend. In 2021, she helped the Spirit win the NWSL Championship.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 – List of Players: USA U20 (women)" (PDF). FIFA. July 26, 2018. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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