Ashleigh Connor
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashleigh Connor | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Date of death | 21 July 2011 (aged 21) | ||
| Place of death | Cataract, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| Number | - | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Illawarra Stingrays | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2011 | Central Coast Mariners | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2009 | |||
Ashleigh Connor (3 September 1989 – 21 July 2011) was an Australian soccer player, who played for the Central Coast Mariners in the Australian W-League.[1]
Connor made her debut for the Mariners in 2009.[2] She was signed by the Mariners prior to the 2009 W-League season from the NSW Arrive Alive Women's Premier League club Illawarra Stingrays. Her Stingrays strike partner Michelle Heyman was also signed by the Mariners.[3][4]
Connor played for the Australian national team – the Matildas – in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifiers during 2007.[5]
Connor also played for the Marconi Stallions (2008) and Macarthur Rams prior to her move to the Stallions at Bossley Park.
On 21 July 2011, Connor was involved in a car accident on Appin Road in Cataract between Wollongong and Campbelltown that led to her death.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b The Age 22 July 2011
- ^ Match report Archived 26 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "FourFourTwo AU Article - Mariners Finalise W-League Squad" Archived 18 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mariners News Article - Mariners’ Westfield W-League team unveiled for 2009" Archived 17 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ""FourFourTwo AU Article - Young Matildas Crash Out"". Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
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