Ashley Cathro

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

Early life Cathro began playing soccer at Prospect Lake SC,

College career In 2018, Cathro began attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she played for the women's soccer team. On August 16, 2018, she made her collegiate debut, starting against the North Carolina Tar Heels. At the end of her first season, she was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team. She redshirted the 2019 season, extending her eligibility another season. She was a four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2019 to 2022) and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2019-20. Afterwards, she then began a PhD in Community Health.

Club career In the summer during the college offseason, Cathro played with TSS FC Rovers in the Women's Premier Soccer League. In 2019, she joined Vancouver Island FC in the WPSL.

In 2021, she played for the San Antonio Athenians in the UWS.

In 2022, Cathro played with Racing Louisville FC B in the USL W League.

In January 2025, Cathro signed with Northern Super League club AFC Toronto. She made her debut on May 1, 2025, against Calgary Wild FC.

International career Cathro represented the Canada U17 and Canada U20 including at the 2016 CONCACAF FIFA Women's U17 Championship in Grenada and the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.