Arielle Leah Ship (born May 2, 1995) is a former American women's soccer player who most recently played as a forward for Swedish club IFK Kalmar in the top-flight Damallsvenskan. She was the recipient of the California Golden Bears' first ever Pac-12 Player of the Year Award in 2015.

Arielle Ship
Personal information
Full name Arielle Leah Ship[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-02) May 2, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Westlake Village, California, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Cal Golden Bears 72 (29)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Washington Spirit 24 (2)
2020 Utah Royals 3 (0)
2021 Kansas City 0 (0)
2022 IFK Kalmar 0 (0)
International career
2011–2012 United States U17
2017 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2023

Club career

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Ship was drafted by Seattle Reign FC in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. Reign FC then traded Ship along with a 2018 NWSL College Draft pick to the Washington Spirit in exchange for Diana Matheson.[2][3]

On August 8, 2017, Ship was named NWSL Player of the Week after scoring a goal and adding two assists in a 4–1 Spirit win over Sky Blue FC.[4] On August 26, 2017, Ship suffered a torn right anterior cruciate ligament during a game against the Chicago Red Stars and missed the remainder of the 2017 season.[5]

After being waived by the Spirit in 2019, Utah Royals FC selected her from the league re-entry wire on November 5, 2019.[6] After the Royals dissolved in 2020, its player rights were relocated to expansion team Kansas City NWSL, including Ship's, in December 2020.[7]

In December 2021, she left the Kansas City Current without making an appearance[8] having agreed to join the Swedish team IFK Kalmar in November.[9] She left IFK Kalmar in June 2022 without making an appearance for the team.[10]

International career

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In February 2017, Ship was named to the United States women's national under-23 soccer team for the friendly La Manga Tournament against Japan, England, and Norway.[11]

After soccer

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In 2023, Ship became a sales representative for an interior design company in California.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Graduate Procession: Undergraduate Degree Candidates". Class of 2016 December Commencement. Berkeley, California: University of California, Berkeley. December 18, 2016. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Washington Spirit Trades Diana Matheson to Seattle Reign for Rights to Arielle Ship" (Press release). Washington Spirit.
  3. ^ Lauletta, Dan (January 23, 2017). "Spirit trade Diana Matheson to Seattle Reign FC". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Anderson, Jason (August 8, 2017). "Washington Spirit forward Arielle Ship wins NWSL Player of the Week". Black & Red United. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Rookie forward Arielle Ship to miss remainder of season with torn ACL". August 29, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Webb, Megan (November 5, 2019). "Utah Royals FC select 3 off the Re-Entry Wire". RSL Soapbox. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  7. ^ Lara, Cindy (December 18, 2020). "KC NWSL team announces 22-player roster". The Blue Testament. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  8. ^ Goodwin, Shaun (December 8, 2021). "KC Current exercise 6 contract options, extend offers to 7 more ahead of 2022 season". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "IFK Kalmar värvar amerikansk anfallare" [IFK Kalmar recruits American striker]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). November 17, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "Förändringar i IFK – tänkta spetsvärvningar lämnar: "Får börja jobba på lösningar"" [Changes in IFK - intended top signings leave: "Let's start working on solutions"]. Barometern OT (in Swedish). June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "Friday Roundup: U.S. U-23 roster announced for La Manga series". The Equalizer. February 24, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  12. ^ McLean, Paige (January 30, 2023). "Paige McLean, M.Ed.'s Post". LinkedIn.
  13. ^ "Meet Arielle Ship" (Press release). Tangram Interiors. January 30, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
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