Ashlyn Harris: 5 Things to Know About the Soccer Star Dating Sophia Bush

The ‘One Tree Hill’ alum has reportedly been dating the former soccer player after her divorce from Grant Hughes. Get to know Ashlyn Harris here.

• Ashlyn Harris is a soccer player, who has competed for Team USA in the Women’s World Cup. She’s played for various club teams in the U.S.
• She was married to Ali Krieger from 2019 to 2023.
• Ashlyn was recently revealed to be dating ‘One Tree Hill’ star Sophia Bush.

Sophia Bush has found a new connection after her divorce from Grant Hughes. The Chicago P.D. star, 41, has reportedly been dating former soccer player Ashlyn Harris, 37, since her recent split. Each of them had filed for divorce from their respective spouses back in September, and they’ve been seeing each other, according to a report from People. “After being friends for years, and running in the same social circles, Sophia and Ashlyn went out on their first dinner date a couple of weeks ago,” a source told the outlet. “This is so recent, and they are both beginning new chapters.”

As Sophia and Ashlyn begin their reported romance, get to know the former soccer player a little better here!

Ashlyn Is a Women’s World Cup Championship Winner

Ashlyn has competed at the highest levels of women’s soccer. She was a goalkeeper throughout her entire career. She’s been competing with Team USA in international tournaments since she was a kid. She was a member of the youth national team from 2000 to 2006, and she joined the adults’ team in 2009, which she competed with until 2020.

Most notably, Ashlyn has competed in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, winning the championship with Team USA in 2015 and 2019.

She Retired in 2022

In college, Ashlyn played for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and she began playing professionally in 2009. Throughout her 13 years in her club career, she played for many teams, but she played with the Orlando Pride for the longest time from 2016 to 2021. In 2022, she played one season with the NY/NJ Gotham FC, but she announced her retirement that year.

She’s Been Open About Her Battle With Depression and Addiction

Ashlyn has spoken publicly about struggling with Adderall addiction in a 2017 interview with the Orlando Sentinel. She revealed that she was moved to speak about her own struggles with addiction and depression after learning of the charitable organization To Write Love On Her Arms. “At the time, I was starting to get heavily addicted to Adderall, big time, and it wasn’t for ADHD,” she said. “Started having a ton of injuries, started losing a lot of weight, all these different things. And in that moment, everything came to a realization like, ‘Wow.’ He just started telling me how passionate he was about telling his story and his depression. And ya know, addiction, suicide, all these different things and how it’s so frowned upon to talk about.”

In the profile, she spoke about how she tries to help encourage other people struggling with addiction and depression. She spoke about an older man whom she regularly talked to after he told her how his story helped him. “Five minutes is worth saving anyone’s life,” she told the outlet.

She Was Married to Soccer Player Ali Krieger From 2019 to 2023

Prior to the romance rumors with Sophia, Ashlyn was in a long-term relationship with her USWNT teammate Ali Krieger. The pair started dating in 2010, and they eventually got married in 2019. When the pair tied the knot, Ashlyn’s best friend and their teammate Megan Rapinoe was the maid of honor, per Sports Illustrated. 

After four years of marriage, it was reported that Ashlyn and Ali would be getting a divorce in October 2023, per ESPN. Ashlyn filed for divorce, and they must come up with a co-parenting plan for their children.  Despite the news of the split being recent, a source told People that they had separated during the summer. “Although it’s new information to the public, Ashlyn and Ali’s divorce began months ago and they have been living apart since the summer,” they said.

She Has 2 Kids

Ashlyn and Ali are adoptive parents to a daughter, Sloane Phillips, 2, and a son, Ocean Maeve, 1. Ashlyn opened up about how motherhood changed her perspective on her career in an exclusive interview with HollywoodLife in 2022. “You just learn your priorities change. Like after a game, Sloane doesn’t care if we win or lose, she just wants her moms to show up for her and that’s what we do,” she said. “Before, we’d carry a loss until our next training, but all that goes out the window when we show up for her and we see her, we’re just as happy as ever, no matter what the outcome is.”