January 28, 2025...AFC Toronto Signs Forward Shaina Ashouri (from AFC Toronto news release)

  
AFC Toronto Signs Forward Shaina Ashouri
American relishes trailblazing opportunity with the Northern Super League club

Toronto, ON (January 28, 2025) - AFC Toronto is proud to announce American forward Shaina 
Ashouri as the club’s newest signing. The 28-year-old from Parker, Colorado, brings invaluable 
career experience to the roster after helping two Icelandic clubs to record-breaking achievements.

Ashouri’s ambition to leave a lasting impact in professional women’s sports led to her identifying
the groundbreaking Northern Super League as her perfect next step. AFC Toronto is thrilled to rely
on her key leadership as the club fosters its legacy in the Canadian soccer community.

“The last two teams I was a part of were both programs in building mode. They were newly 
promoted and looking for someone to help propel them forward. What is happening in Canada with 
the new Northern Super League provides me another opportunity to have an influence and 
inspiring young athletes is a goal I value,” said Ashouri on signing with AFC Toronto.


Image: Shaina Ashouri poses in a Víkingur Reykjavik kit during a media session.
Credit: Image provided by player.

After a short stint with Icelandic club Thor/KA, Ashouri signed for Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (FH) 
in 2022. Here, she registered nine goals and four assists in 10 games en route to helping the club 
go undefeated in the regular season and earn promotion to Iceland’s first tier, the Besta deild 
kvenna. The following season as co-captain, Ashouri helped FH finish in the top six and was 
named in the Besta deild Team of the Season for 2023.

Her standout performances led to interest from high-profile Icelandic teams who played in the 
UEFA Women’s Champions League. However, Ashouri signed for Víkingur Reykjavik FC in 2024, 
another newly promoted club. Here as the club’s leading goal scorer, she helped the team to its 
highest-ever league finish (third) and won the team’s first Icelandic Super Cup.

“Shaina has demonstrated that she’s prepared to take on exciting new projects and is passionate 
about laying foundations for success,” said AFC Toronto Sporting Director Billy Wilson. “She has 
experience and we feel she has the tools to make an impact here in Toronto. Her movement off 
the ball is very intelligent, she can break lines with and without the ball, and has a knack of arriving 
in key areas at the right time which means she carries a goal threat.”

“AFC Toronto has an immense amount of support and it's extremely meaningful to me to help build 
programs up. I’m proud to be trailblazer with this club,” added Ashouri. “After my conversations 
with Billy and [head coach] Marko, I really bought into the culture and felt the project perfectly
suited me as a player. I’m thrilled to get started this spring.”

Throughout her three-and-a-half years in Iceland, Ashouri registered 31 goals in 74 appearances 
across all competitions. Additionally, her resume includes a stint with Houston Dash of the National 
Women’s Soccer League, playing NCAA Division I soccer at the University of Wyoming and 
receiving an invitation to a Ukraine Women’s National Team camp in 2022.

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Shaina Ashouri poses during a media session for Icelandic club Vikingur
Reykjavik FC. Credit: Image provided by player.
Shaina Ashouri pictured during a training session with National Women’s Soccer 
League side the Houston Dash. Credit: Image provided by player

AFC Toronto will continue to announce additional player signings in the near future.
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About AFC Toronto
AFC Toronto is a founding club in the new Canadian women's professional soccer league, the
Northern Super League. The club is gearing up to deliver a top-tier experience for players, staff, 
and supporters in spring 2025. AFC Toronto is committed to uniting the community and inspiring
young women and girls to lead, develop, and excel. The club’s purpose is to not just build a 
football club but to also create a platform for girls and women to achieve greatness on their terms.

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