Ashleigh Connor
| 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 | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| Number | - | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009 | Illawarra Stingrays | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2011 | Central Coast Mariners | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2009. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
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]