Ashley Smith-Brown
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ashley Jordan Smith-Brown[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Plymouth Argyle | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2014 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 29 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018 | → Oxford United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2018– | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011–2012 | England U16 | 7 | (0) |
2011–2012 | England U17 | 10 | (0) |
2013–2014 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
2014–2015 | England U19 | 8 | (2) |
2015 | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:47, 7 August 2018 |
Ashley Jordan Smith-Brown (born 31 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Plymouth Argyle as a left back.
Playing career
Club
Manchester City
Smith-Brown joined the Manchester City youth academy at the age of 5.[2] He has played at multiple positions at the youth level including full back, wing back, and midfielder, and made his U18 debut at the age of 15.[2] He was made a captain of the U18 team, leading them to a league title in 2013–14 season.[3]
Smith-Brown was loaned to Dutch Eerste Divisie team NAC Breda for the 2016–17 season.[4] He scored his first goal on 12 August, in a 2–1 win over Achilles '29.[5]
In July 2017, Smith-Brown joined Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) on a season-long loan.[6] On 29 January, having struggled due to injury, he was recalled by Manchester City.[7] In total he made three appearances for Hearts.[8]
On 29 January 2018, Smith-Brown moved on loan to Oxford United until the end of the 2017–18 season.[9]
Plymouth Argyle
Smith-Brown signed for Plymouth Argyle on 26 June 2018 for an undisclosed fee.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 7 August 2018 [11]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NAC Breda (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 1 |
Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Oxford United (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Plymouth Argyle | 2018-19 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
- ^ Appearance in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
References
- ^ "Danh sách sơ bộ các cầu thủ CLB Manchester City tham dự chuyến du đấu tại Việt Nam" [The preliminary list of Manchester City players to tour in Vietnam] (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ a b Jepson, Anthony (29 April 2016). "Man City starlet Ashley Smith-Brown takes step closer to his Blues dream with new contract". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ Bajkowski, Simon (14 April 2015). "Man City one to watch: Why Ashley Smith-Brown is a true Blue". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Manchester City starlets arrive at NAC Breda for loan deals". City Watch. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "City-huurling Smith-Brown scoort heerlijke goal voor NAC" [City Mercenary Smith-Brown scored wonderful goal for NAC] (in Dutch). sportnieuws.nl. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ Trehan, Dev (4 July 2017). "Manchester City youngster Ashley Smith-Brown completes Hearts loan switch". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Barry (29 January 2018). "Manchester City youngster Ashley Smith-Brown completes Hearts loan switch". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Smith-Brown Recalled By Manchester City". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Manchester City's Ashley Smith-Brown joins Oxford United on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Ash Checks In". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ Ashley Smith-Brown at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
External links
- England profile at The FA
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Manchester
- Footballers from Greater Manchester
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Manchester City F.C. players
- NAC Breda players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- English Football League players
- English expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- English expatriates in the Netherlands