Ashley Cathro

Ashley Madison Cathro (born January 19, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League.

Ashley Cathro

Cathro in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Ashley Madison Cathro
Date of birth	(2000-01-19) January 19, 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	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	7	(0)
International career‡
2016	Canada U17	3	(0)
2019	Canada U18	1	(0)
2018	Canada U20	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 15, 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]