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Ashley was originally selected by Sky Blue FC with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft, but she never signed for the club. She expressed a hope that Sky Blue would either trade her NWSL rights to another team or release her. On January 17, 2020, Sky Blue traded her NWSL rights to Reign FC. Ashley subsequently signed a three-year contract with Reign FC on March 4, 2020.

On January 20, 2019, Ashley signed a five-month contract with Linköpings FC in the Damallsvenskan in Sweden. She made her professional debut on February 16, starting in a Svenska Cupen game against Växjö. She made her league debut against the same opposition on April 17. On May 22, 2019, she was released by the team having struggled for playing time with injury and competition within the squad.

In November 2019, Ashley signed a deal with Australian club Adelaide United. She made her debut for the team on November 14, starting in the 2019–20 season opener against Western Sydney Wanderers.

In Ashley's freshman season she started all 21 games at right back and was named to the 2015 Freshman All-ACC Team. In her sophomore year, she played in 24 games and ranked second on the team in minutes played. In her junior year, Ashley was one of the nation’s most consistent defensive performers, she started all 22 games at right back and was second-team All-ACC and was named to the 2017 All-ACC Academic Women’s Soccer Team. In her senior season, Ashley started all 25 games for the Tar Heels as they advanced all the way to the College Cup Final, where they were defeated 1–0 by Florida State.

Ashley was part of the United States U–20 player pool and was called up to a U–20 camp in January 2016. In 2018 she was named to the United States U–23 roster for the 2018 Thorns Spring Invitational. She received another U–23 call-up in March 2019 for the La Manga Tournament in Spain.

Julia Ashley (born November 11, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League. She previously played for Adelaide United and Linköpings FC, as well as collegiality for the North Carolina Tar Heels.