Difference between revisions of "Ashley Fletcher"
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==Youth career== | ==Youth career== | ||
| − | Ashley is a centre forward who | + | Ashley is a centre forward who might be wrongly thought of as a target man due to his height. He has a good touch and his link-up play improved a lot over the course of the 2013/14 season. With 13 goals and 6 assists in 20 appearances, injury cut his season short. |
| − | He made the step up to the Under-21 side during the 2014/15 season, finishing the campaign strongly. Ashley took that confidence into the 2015/16 campaign and showed encouraging signs of development. In January 2016 Ashley joined [[Barnsley]] on a one month youth loan but impressed the club sufficiently that it was extended until the remainder of the season. | + | He made the step up to the Under-21 side during the 2014/15 season, finishing the campaign strongly. Ashley took that confidence into the 2015/16 campaign and showed encouraging signs of development. In January 2016 Ashley joined [[Barnsley]] on a one month youth loan but impressed the club sufficiently that it was extended until the remainder of the season. He played a pivotal role in Barnsley's success during the campaign, including helping to fire them to promotion. |
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| + | At the end of the 2015/16 season Ashley turned down a new contract offer from Manchester United and opted to sign a four year contract with [[West Ham]]. | ||
==International== | ==International== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:21, 12 July 2016
Ashley Fletcher is a forward currently playing for West Ham.
| Ashley Fletcher | |||||||||||||||||
| Full Name | Ashley Michael Fletcher | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | 2 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Age | 29 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Keighley, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||
| Current club | West Ham | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous club/s | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
Contents |
Youth career
Ashley is a centre forward who might be wrongly thought of as a target man due to his height. He has a good touch and his link-up play improved a lot over the course of the 2013/14 season. With 13 goals and 6 assists in 20 appearances, injury cut his season short.
He made the step up to the Under-21 side during the 2014/15 season, finishing the campaign strongly. Ashley took that confidence into the 2015/16 campaign and showed encouraging signs of development. In January 2016 Ashley joined Barnsley on a one month youth loan but impressed the club sufficiently that it was extended until the remainder of the season. He played a pivotal role in Barnsley's success during the campaign, including helping to fire them to promotion.
At the end of the 2015/16 season Ashley turned down a new contract offer from Manchester United and opted to sign a four year contract with West Ham.
International
Ashley has represented England at Under-20 level.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | Under-18 | Under-19 | Under-21 | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | ||
| Manchester United | 2013-14 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | 14 | 6 | |||
| 2014-15 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 2015-16 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Career total | 18 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 7 | |
International
| Country | Season | Under-20 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | ||
| England | 2015-16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Career honours
Contract
Fletcher's contract at United expires at the end of the 2015-16 season.
