Harry Ascroft
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Andrew Ascroft | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender, right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Template:ALeague CCM | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bankstown City | |||
| Sydney University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Sydney University | 19 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | VVV-Venlo | 7 | (0) |
| 2015– | Template:ALeague CCM | 23 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Australia U20 | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:46, 24 November 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 January 2016 | |||
Harry Andrew Ascroft (born 1 July 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a central defender or right back for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League.
Ascroft was born in Sydney, and played youth football with Bankstown City before starting his senior career with Sydney University. In 2013, he moved to the Netherlands to play for VVV-Venlo in the Eerste Divisie and later moved back to Australia to play for Template:ALeague CCM in 2015.
He has represented Australia at under-20 level.
Club career
In late 2013, aged 18, Ascroft signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie side VVV-Venlo.[1] He was released by VVV along with fellow Australian Travis Cooper in early 2015 due to the club's financial difficulties[2]
On 29 July 2015, Ascroft was signed by Template:ALeague CCM on a three-year deal. Ascroft made his Mariners debut against the Perth Glory as the Mariners stole three points in the 3–2 win. He netted his maiden A-League goal as the Mariners were plundered 4–1 by Sydney FC in Round 12.[3]
International career
Ascroft was called up to the Australia U-20 team for the 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship.[4] Ascroft made his debut for the side in the tournament's group stage, scoring a goal in a loss to Japan.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Oliver Murray (5 December 2013). "Turramurra teenager Harry Ascroft signs for Dutch club VVV-Venlo". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ascroft en Cooper weg bij VVV" (in Dutch). omroepvenlo. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Mariners sign Aussie young gun Ascroft". The World Game. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Harry Ascroft selected for Australia under 19". Venlo Aren. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Thriller between Young Socceroos and Japan". Football Federation Australia. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
External links
- Harry Ascroft at Soccerway
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- Living people
- 1995 births
- Australian soccer players
- Australia youth international soccer players
- Australia under-20 international soccer players
- Association football defenders
- VVV-Venlo players
- A-League players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Australian expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Australian soccer biography stubs