User:Beatpoet/sandboxHay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Stephen Thomas Hay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Luton Town | |||
| Hitchin Town | |||
| Letchworth Garden City Eagles | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Baldock Town | 45 | (24) |
| 2022 | Biggleswade Town | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Hitchin Town | 34 | (8) |
| 2022 | Baldock Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:07, 4 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ashley Stephen Thomas Hay (born 10 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Brentford.
Hay is a product of the Luton Town academy and began his senior career in non-League football in 2020.
Career
[edit]Non-League football
[edit]A forward, Hay began his career with spells in the Luton Town academy, the Hitchin Town youth system and with Letchworth Garden City Eagles.[3][4][5][6] He began his senior career with Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division club Baldock Town in August 2020.[5] Hay scored 35 goals in 64 appearances,[7] prior to moving up a step to transfer to Southern League Premier Division Central club Biggleswade Town in July 2022.[6] Following a short spell in which he scored one goal in seven appearances,[7] Hay transferred across the division to return to Hitchin Town in September 2022.[8] He scored 11 goals in 39 appearances during a 2022–23 season in which he was voted the club's Supporters' Player of the Year.[7][9] Shortly after re-signing for the 2023–24 season,[9] Hay departed the club.[10]
Brentford
[edit]On 31 August 2023, following a successful trial, Hay transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford.[10] He signed a contract running until January 2024 and later signed an extension until the end of the 2023–24 season.[10][11] Hay finished the 2023-24 season tied with Iwan Morgan as the B team's leading goalscorer, with 9 goals.[12] He also captained the team on occasion during the season.[13] Hay signed a new two-year contract, with the option of a further year, in June 2024.[14]
First team friendly.[15]
Personal life
[edit]While a non-League footballer, Hay worked in McDonald's and undertook an apprenticeship as a plumber.[16] While a Brentford player, he shared accommodation with teammate Benjamin Arthur.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 7 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Baldock Town | 2020–21[17] | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ― | 7[c] | 5 | 17 | 10 | |
| 2021–22[7] | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | 35 | 19 | 4 | 1 | ― | 8[d] | 5 | 47 | 25 | ||
| Total | 45 | 24 | 4 | 1 | ― | 15 | 10 | 64 | 35 | |||
| Biggleswade Town | 2022–23[7] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ― | 1[e] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Hitchin Town | 2022–23[7] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 34 | 8 | ― | ― | 5[f] | 3 | 39 | 11 | ||
| 2023–24[18] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 8 | ― | ― | 5 | 3 | 39 | 11 | ||||
| Baldock Town | 2022–23[7] | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 24 | 4 | 1 | ― | 15 | 10 | 65 | 35 | |||
| Brentford | 2023–24[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 83 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 110 | 47 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ 5 appearances and 4 goals in Spartan South Midlands League Spring Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in FA Vase
- ^ 3 appearances in FA Vase, 2 appearances and 3 goals in Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Cup, 2 appearances and 2 goals in Spartan South Midlands League Challenge Trophy, 1 appearance in Herts Charity Cup
- ^ Apperance in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Herts Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Hitchin Town Supporters' Player of the Year: 2022–23[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Ashley Hay". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Heading South… Sports Take On Hitchin". Mickleover Football Club. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Weekly Bulletin From Roy". Hitchin Town FC. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Confirmed Signings Part 10". www.baldocktownfc.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b Whitney, Steve. "O'Keefe Adds Three More to His Group". Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ashley Hay | Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ @HitchinTownFC (24 September 2022). "✍️ | Ashley Hay breaking news!! We are delighted to welcome striker @ashleyhay_10 from @Biggleswade1874. Ashley goes straight into today's squad. 💛💚" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "Player of the Year Commits to Canaries". Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ashley Hay signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Weekly Bulletin – 12th January". Hitchin Town FC. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Ashley Hay: Always Improving". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ a b Tabuteau, Sam. "Ashley Hay looking to build on whirlwind first year at Brentford". hounslowherald.com. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Brentford academy confirm summer departures and extensions". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Brentford 0 QPR 0: Minutes for first-team players in Jersey Road friendly". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Brentford news: Youngsters Ashley Hay and Benjamin Arthur on their football journeys". BBC Sport. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Ashley Hay – Baldock Town FC 1st Team". www.baldocktownfc.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Match Report: Hitchin Town v Alvechurch on Saturday, 5 Aug 2023". The Southern League. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Beatpoet/sandboxHay in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Beatpoet/sandboxHay at Soccerbase
- Ashley Hay at brentfordfc.com
Category:Living people
Category:English footballers
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:2003 births
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Spartan South Midlands Football League players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:Baldock Town F.C. players
Category:Biggleswade Town F.C. players
Category:Hitchin Town F.C. players