Ashley Chambers

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Ashley Chambers
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Chambers pictured in 2009
Personal information
Full name Ashley Renaldo Chambers[1]
Date of birth 1 March 1990 (1990-03-01) (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club York City
Number 10
Youth career
1998–2005 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2011 Leicester City 6 (0)
2009 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 3 (1)
2010 → Grimsby Town (loan) 4 (2)
2010–2011 → York City (loan) 26 (2)
2011– York City 30 (9)
National team‡
2005–2006 England U16 7 (3)
2005–2007 England U17 12 (7)
2007–2008 England U18 2 (0)
2009 England U19 1 (0)
2011– England C 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:33, 28 January 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:33, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Ashley Renaldo Chambers (born 1 March 1990) is an English footballer who plays for York City as a striker.

Chambers started his career with Leicester City, making his first team debut in 2005 at the age of 15 in a League Cup game against Blackpool, which made him the youngest player in the club's history. In 2009 he joined League One outfit Wycombe Wanderers on loan. This was followed by a loan period with League Two side Grimsby Town. He signed for Conference National side York City on loan in November 2010 before signing permanently in 2011.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Leicester City

Born in Leicester, Leicestershire,[1] Chambers joined the youth system of hometown club Leicester City aged eight.[2] After playing for the Leicester under-18 team he made his reserve team debut in March 2005.[2] He became the club's youngest ever first team player at the age of 15 years and 203 days after making his debut as a substitute in a League Cup second round win over Blackpool on 20 September.[3] He made his league debut against Cardiff City on 26 November 2007.[4] Chambers signed a new contract with Leicester in November 2008, which contracted him to the club until June 2011.[5] He made his first assist in a 2–1 away defeat to Crystal Palace in an FA Cup match on 14 January 2009.

On 21 August, Chambers joined League One club Wycombe Wanderers on loan until 2 January 2010.[6] He returned to Leicester on 16 November.[7] He signed for League Two club Grimsby Town on 22 January 2010 on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season.[8] He made his debut in the away defeat against Rotherham United a few days later. After making his debut, Chambers fell out of contention at Blundell Park with manager Neil Woods bolstering his squad with the signings of fellow forwards Lee Peacock and Tommy Wright. He failed to make another appearance until 20 March when he came off the bench late on to and score a 91st minute winner in a 3–2 win against Bournemouth. The following week Chambers was given a go from the start, and scored again, this time with Grimsby being defeated 4–1 at Rochdale.[9]

On 11 August 2010, Chambers scored two goals to help Leicester reserves win the Totesport.com Cup following a 2–1 win over Oldham Athletic reserves at Quorn.[10] He had a trial with League One side Bournemouth in September 2010 and impressed in a reserve game against Plymouth Argyle.[11]

[edit] York City

Chambers playing for York City in 2011

He joined Conference National side York City on loan until January 2011 on 12 November.[12] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw at home to Wrexham on 14 November and his first goal came after scoring York's third in a 4–0 victory away at Rushden & Diamonds on 20 November.[13][14] His loan was extended until the end of the 2010–11 season on 5 January 2011.[15] The loan finished with 29 appearances and three goals.[16] He was released by Leicester after not being offered a new contract by the club on 21 May.[17]

Chambers agreed on 25 May to join York permanently, becoming the club's first signing of the summer transfer window.[18] His first appearance of the 2011–12 season came in the opener, a 2–1 victory away at Ebbsfleet United on 13 August, and having started York's first nine games he scored his first goal of the campaign in a 3–0 victory away at Wrexham on 17 September.[19]

[edit] International career

Chambers made his debut for the England national under-16 team against Wales in the 2005 Victory Shield on 14 October 2005, scoring the third goal in a 4–0 victory.[20] His seventh and last cap at this level came against Japan in a 1–1 draw on 14 April 2006, having scored three goals for the side.[20] His first international appearance for England came for the under-17s against the Faroe Islands on 3 August 2005 in the 2005 Nordic Tournament, in which he scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 victory.[21][22] He was named in the under-17 squad for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in August 2007.[23] Chambers was on the bench for England's opening Group B game against North Korea but started the following game against New Zealand, scoring the final goal in the 88th minute of a 5–0 victory.[24][25] He was limited to the bench for the final group game against Brazil but entered the Round of 16 3–1 win over Syria as a 90th minute substitute.[26][27] After entering England's quarter-final 4–1 defeat to Germany as a 58th minute substitute he was sent off in the 88th minute for a rash tackle.[28][29] This was his last appearance at under-17 level, for whom he played 12 games and scored seven goals.[25][27][28][30][31]

He then represented the under-18 side, making his debut against Ghana on 20 November after entering the game as a 72nd minute substitute, after being called into the squad as a replacement for Victor Moses.[21][32][33] He earned his second and final cap for the under-18s against Austria as a 71st minute substitute in a 2–0 victory on 16 April 2008.[21][34] He made his debut for the under-19 team as a 78th minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Spain at Dean Court in a friendly on 10 February 2009.[21][35] Chambers was called up by the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in November 2011 for a friendly away at Gibraltar.[36] He made his debut in this game, played on 15 November, as a half-time substitute, with England going on to lose 3–1.[37]

[edit] Style of play

Chambers plays as a striker.[21] He is also able to play in right midfield.[23]

[edit] Career statistics

As of 28 January 2012.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 2005–06[38] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2006–07[39] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007–08[40] 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2008–09[41] 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
2009–10[42] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11[16] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2009–10[42] 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
Grimsby Town (loan) 2009–10[42] 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
York City (loan) 2010–11[16] 26 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 29 3
York City 2011–12[19] 30 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 9
Total 56 11 3 1 0 0 1 0 60 12
Career totals 69 14 4 1 1 0 3 0 77 15

[edit] Footnotes

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.

[edit] References

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  15. ^ "Ashley Chambers to stay at York City". The Press (York). 2011-01-06. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/8774782.Ashley_Chambers_to_stay_at_York_City/. Retrieved 2011-08-14. 
  16. ^ a b c Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "Season 2010/2011:". Sportbox.tv. http://www.sportbox.tv/football/players/player.php?playerid=114797&season=2011. Retrieved 2011-04-02. [dead link]
    Flett, Dave (2010-12-13). "Match report: York City 0, Boston United 1 - FA Trophy, first round". The Press (York). http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/8734039.York_City_0__Boston_United_1___FA_Trophy__first_round/. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  17. ^ "Ricardo shown door by Leicester City". BBC Sport. 2011-05-21. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13483991.stm. Retrieved 2011-05-21. 
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  19. ^ a b Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "Games played by Ashley Chambers in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=42167&season_id=141. Retrieved 2011-09-17. 
    Flett, Dave (2011-10-31). "Match report: Wrexham 2, York City 1 - FA Cup". The Press (York). http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/matchreports/9334930.Wrexham_2__York_City_1___FA_Cup/. Retrieved 2012-01-01. 
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  24. ^ "Korea DPR - England". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/korea2007/results/match=58909/report.html. Retrieved 2011-05-27. 
  25. ^ a b "New Zealand - England". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/korea2007/results/match=58907/report.html. Retrieved 2011-05-27. 
  26. ^ "England - Brazil". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/korea2007/results/match=58904/report.html. Retrieved 2011-05-27. 
  27. ^ a b "England - Syria". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/korea2007/results/match=58935/report.html. Retrieved 2011-05-27. 
  28. ^ a b "England - Germany". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/korea2007/results/match=58942/report.html. Retrieved 2011-05-27. 
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  39. ^ "Season 2006/2007:". Sportbox.tv. http://www.sportbox.tv/football/players/player.php?playerid=114797&season=2007. Retrieved 2011-04-02. [dead link]
  40. ^ "Season 2007/2008:". Sportbox.tv. http://www.sportbox.tv/football/players/player.php?playerid=114797&season=2008. Retrieved 2011-04-02. [dead link]
  41. ^ "Season 2008/2009:". Sportbox.tv. http://www.sportbox.tv/football/players/player.php?playerid=114797&season=2009. Retrieved 2011-04-02. [dead link]
  42. ^ a b c "Season 2009/2010:". Sportbox.tv. http://www.sportbox.tv/football/players/player.php?playerid=114797&season=2010. Retrieved 2011-04-02. [dead link]

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