Ashleigh Sykes

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Ashleigh Sykes
Sykes playing for Canberra United in 2009
Personal information
Full name Ashleigh Sykes[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)
Striker
Team information
Current team
 Canberra United
Number 14
Youth career
SASS Strikers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2018 Canberra United 97 (37)
2016
AS Harima ALBION
2017 Portland Thorns 17 (1)
2021– Canberra United 8 (3)
International career‡
2008–2009 Australia U-20 12 (5)
2008–2018 Australia 19 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2016

Ashleigh Sykes (born 15 December 1991) is an Australian international

W-League (Australia) and has previously played for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League
.

Early life

Sykes grew up in Dubbo, New South Wales.[2] She played for Dubbo SASS,[3] and was also CSSA Athletics champion in 2006. She has a twin, Nicole, who is also a footballer.[2]

Playing career

Club

Sykes joined

Brisbane Roar, with Sykes playing the second half.[6] Sykes was presented with the club's Rising Star award after a strong first season.[7]

A broken leg suffered in a challenge against

penalty shootout.[11]

Sykes was a member of the Canberra side which won the

W-League Championship.[13]

Sykes was once again a key player in the Canberra side which won a second Premiership in the 2013–14 W-League.[14]

On 7 December 2014, Sykes scored from a volley into the top corner from outside the area against

Perth to earn Canberra its second Championship, and was also given the Player of the Grand Final award.[17]

On 10 February 2016, Sykes joined Japanese 2nd division club

AS Harima ALBION.[18]

Sykes signed with the Portland Thorns in 2017[19] and made her first appearance for the team on 17 June 2017.[20] After finishing second during the regular season, the Thorns advanced to the NWSL Championship with 4–1 win over the Orlando Pride.[21] Sykes became an NWSL champion when the Thorns defeated the regular-season winning team North Carolina Courage 1–0 in the 2017 NWSL Championship on 14 October 2017.[22]

On 16 February 2018, Sykes retired from football at the age of 26, after 10 years at the top level.[23]

In November 2021, after playing with Canberra Olympic, Sykes returned to the A-League Women, re-joining Canberra United.[24]

International

Ashleigh represented Australia U-20 on numerous occasions, including at the 2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.[25]

Sykes was first called up to the

Tameka Butt early in the match.[26] She scored her first international goal in the next match, a win over Philippines.[27] Sykes scored again in the next match – a 6–0 win over Singapore.[28] Sykes played a full match in the final as Australia won the tournament.[29]

Ashleigh was not called up to the national side again until 2013, when she was selected for two friendlies against China, along with sister Nicole.[30]

Following the appointment of

2015 Cyprus Cup, and scored in victories over Finland[33] and Czech Republic.[34]

In May 2015, Sykes was called up for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[35] She made her World Cup debut in the first match of the group stage, playing the final seven minutes in a loss to USA.[36]

Career statistics

International appearances

Australia national team[37]
Year Apps Goals
2008 4 2
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 0
2012 0 0
2013 1 0
2014 1 0
2015 10 2
2016 3 1
Total 19 5

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2008 Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Philippines 4–0 7–0 2008 AFF Women's Championship
2 13 October 2008 Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Singapore 3–0 6–0 2008 AFF Women's Championship
3 9 March 2015 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Finland 2–0 3–0
2015 Cyprus Cup
4 11 March 2015 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus  Czech Republic 6–2 6–2
2015 Cyprus Cup
5 2 March 2016 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan  Vietnam 6–0 9–0
2016 Olympics qualifying

Honours

Club

Canberra United

Portland Thorns

International

Australia

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 July 2015. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Carly Adno (23 November 2013). "Dream comes true for young identical twins Ashleigh and Nicole Sykes, selected for Matildas". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Famous Players". SASS Strikers. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Canberra shot down by Jets". Canberra United FC. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Sykes rescues a point". Canberra United FC. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Canberra outclassed in Westfield W-League decider". Canberra United FC. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Brush named inaugural Player of the Year". Canberra United FC. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Leg break rules out Ashleigh Sykes". Canberra United FC. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Sykes back and ready to fire United to finals". Canberra United FC. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Sykes confirms tilt at finals glory". The Women's Game. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Penalty heartbreak for United in semi-final". Canberra United FC. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Canberra win title undefeated". Canberra United FC. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Canberra down Roar to clinch title". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Canberra United clinch top spot in Westfield W-League". Canberra United FC. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Canberra stun Glory to book finals date". Canberra United FC. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  16. W-League
    . 11 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  17. ^ Lee Gaskin (21 December 2014). "Canberra United wins W-League Championship with 3–1 victory against Perth Glory in Grand Final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  18. ^ "Ashleigh Sykes heads to Japan with Athletic Sports Harima ALBION". The Women's Game. 10 February 2016.
  19. ^ "Portland Thorns have signed Australian forward Ashleigh Sykes". The Oregonian. 21 February 2017.
  20. ^ O'Regan, Erin (19 June 2017). "Dazed and Confused: Thorns Fall to Sky Blue FC 3-1". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Portland Thorns advance to NWSL Championship with 4-1 win over Orlando Pride". 7 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Portland Thorns win 2017 NWSL Championship with 1-0 victory over North Carolina Courage". 15 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  23. ^ Helmers, Caden (16 February 2018). "W-League: Canberra United co-captain Ash Sykes announces retirement". The Canberra Times.
  24. ^ "Canberra United Legend Ash Sykes Returns". Canberra United. 23 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Young Matildas (U20) Internationals for 2009". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  26. Football Federation Australia
    . 10 October 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  27. Football Federation Australia
    . 13 October 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  28. Football Federation Australia
    . 14 October 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  29. ^
    Football Federation Australia
    . 21 October 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  30. ^ Lee Gaskin (16 November 2013). "Nicole and Ashleigh Sykes selected in Matildas national football squad". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  31. ^ "Kate Gill makes history as Matildas defeat Jordan". The Women's Game. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  32. ^ "Matildas lose 1–0 to Japan in final of AFC Women's Asian Cup". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  33. ^ "Australia sweep past Finland". The Women's Game. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  34. ^ "Matildas finish Cyprus Cup with 6–2 win over Czech Republic". The Women's Game. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  35. Football Federation Australia
    . 12 May 2015.
  36. ^ Cheryl Downes (10 June 2015). "Match Report: USA v Australia". The Women's Game. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  37. ^ "Matildas International Games". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

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