Asa Hall

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Asa Hall
Personal information
Full name Asa Philip Hall
Date of birth 29 November 1986 (1986-11-29) (age 25)
Place of birth West Bromwich, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Oxford United
Number 14
Youth career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2008 Birmingham City 0 (0)
2006 → Boston United (loan) 12 (0)
2007 → Ashford Town (Kent) (loan) 10 (0)
2008 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 15 (3)
2008–2010 Luton Town 75 (15)
2010– Oxford United 55 (5)
National team‡
2005 England U19 1 (0)
2005 England U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:49, 27 December 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:27, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Asa Philip Hall (born 29 November 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a midfielder.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Birmingham City

Born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, Hall was in the youth system at Wolverhampton Wanderers before moving to Birmingham City,[1] where he signed his first professional contract at the age of 17,[2] and by 18 was a regular in the reserve team.[3] Birmingham's Academy director Stewart Hall described him as "the outstanding prospect in the under-18 group" and he was expected to challenge for a first team place.[1] In March 2005 he made his debut for England under-19s,[4] and at the end of the 2004–05 season he was named Birmingham's young player of the season.[5] Later that year he played for England under-20s.[6]

He spent three months on loan at League Two side Boston United in the 2005–06 season where he made 12 appearances in the Football League.[7] He signed a one-year contract with Birmingham before the 2006–07 season,[8] spent the last month of the season on loan at Ashford Town (Kent),[9] and signed a further year's contract with Birmingham before the 2007–08 season.[10]

In January 2008, Hall joined Shrewsbury Town of League Two on loan for the remainder of the season.[11] He made his debut for the Shrews on 19 January 2008 against Morecambe, and scored the first goal in a 2–0 win.[12] Hall was offered a permanent deal with Shrewsbury by their manager Gary Peters before his sacking in March. In May, when Hall was released by Birmingham, Peters' replacement Paul Simpson also offered him a contract. The player appeared keen to sign but eventually rejected the offer.[13]

[edit] Luton Town

Hall joined Luton Town in August 2008.[14] He was a regular member of the first team,[15] and helped the club reach the final of the Football League Trophy in 2009, scoring in the penalty shootout to defeat Brighton & Hove Albion in the semi-final.[16] The next season, Hall was again a regular player, though the arrival of Simon Heslop in March saw him demoted to the bench by new Luton manager Richard Money. On 7 May 2010, Hall was released from his Luton contract, having made 89 appearances and scored 17 goals in his tenure at the club.[17]

[edit] Oxford United

On 20 May 2010 Hall signed for newly promoted Oxford United on a two-year deal.[18] His first goal of the 2011-12 season proved to be the winner in a 1-0 away win against Dagenham & Redbridge on the 13th September 2011. He performed the same feat against Hereford United on 1st October 2011, as well as scoring in Oxford's 2-1 away win against Aldershot Town in the St. Johnstone's Paint Trophy Match on 4th October 2011.

[edit] Honours

Luton Town

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Young star Asa set for big break". Birmingham Evening Mail. 2005-02-18. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/eveningmail/sport/tm_method=full%26objectid=15205373%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  2. ^ "United borrow City's Hall". Boston United F.C.. 2006-01-06. http://www.bufc.co.uk/article/269129/United-borrow-Citys-Hall?ccyCode=USD. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  3. ^ "Young star gets England call". Birmingham City F.C.. 2005-03-18. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~642041,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  4. ^ Graham, Pam (2005-03-30). "Leadbitter on the spot". The FA. Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20050404024825/http://www.thefa.com/England/U19s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/03/EngU19_vMol_Mar05.htm. 
  5. ^ "Heskey cleans up at awards". Birmingham Mail. 2005-05-12. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/blues/tm_method=full%26objectid=15508955%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  6. ^ "U20s suffer in Russia". The FA. 2005-08-16. http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u20s/News/2009/EngU20_vRussia_Aug05. Retrieved 2010-10-04. 
  7. ^ "Hall leaves Pilgrims after loan". BBC Sport. 2006-04-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/boston_united/4894028.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  8. ^ Tattum, Colin (2006-05-09). "Blues stunner as axe falls on Kenny". Birmingham Mail. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/football/tm_method=full%26objectid=17051876%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  9. ^ "Quartet offered new deals". Birmingham City F.C.. 2007-05-14. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1025161,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  10. ^ Tattum, Colin (2007-07-05). "Wright rejects new Blues deal". Birmingham Mail. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/blues/news/tm_method=full%26objectid=19408874%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  11. ^ "Hall joins the Shrews". Birmingham City F.C.. 2008-01-15. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1216131,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  12. ^ "Shrewsbury 2-0 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 2008-01-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7184814.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-25. 
  13. ^ "Hall turns down Shrewsbury deal". BBC Sport. 2008-06-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7435669.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-18. 
  14. ^ "After the wait, here's the first eight!". Luton Town F.C.. 2008-08-07. http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1360794,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 
  15. ^ "Asa Hall". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=41645. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  16. ^ "Price sends Luton to Wembley". Sky Sports. 2009-02-17. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3100677,00.html. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  17. ^ "Town release quartet". Luton Town F.C.. 2010-05-07. http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~2046279,00.html. Retrieved 2010-05-07. 
  18. ^ "Oxford United sign former Luton Town man Asa Hall". BBC Sport. 2010-05-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/8694424.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-20. 

[edit] External links

Oxford United F.C. – current squad
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