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

  1. ^ a b The Age 22 July 2011
  2. ^ Match report Archived 26 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "FourFourTwo AU Article - Mariners Finalise W-League Squad" Archived 18 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Mariners News Article - Mariners’ Westfield W-League team unveiled for 2009" Archived 17 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ ""FourFourTwo AU Article - Young Matildas Crash Out"". Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.


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