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.

Ariel Young

Personal information
Full name	Ariel Yong
Date of birth	(2001-08-30) August 30, 2001
Place of birth	Walkerton, Ontario, Canada
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing 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)
* 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.[4]

References

1. "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
2. "Ariel Young's Women's Soccer Recruiting Profile". www.ncsasports.org. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
3. 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.
4. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.