Ashley Young

Ashley Simon Young (born 9 July 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Premier League club Everton.

Ashley Young
File:Ashley Young 2018-06-13 1.jpg
Young training with England at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full nameAshley Simon Young[1]
Date of birth9 July 1985
     (aged 40)
[2]
Place of birthStevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Playing positionFull-back
Club information
Current team
Everton
Number18
Youth career
1995–2003Watford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007Watford98(19)
2007–2011Aston Villa157(30)
2011–2020Manchester United192(15)
2020–2021Inter Milan44(5)
2021–2023Aston Villa53(1)
2023–Everton11(0)
National team
2006–2007England U2110(0)
2007–2018England39(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:35, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 2003–04[4] First Division 5 3 0 0 1 0 6 3
2004–05[5] Championship 34 0 0 0 4 0 38 0
2005–06[6] Championship 39 13 0 0 1 1 3[c] 1 43 15
2006–07[7] Premier League 20 3 1 0 2 1 23 4
Total 98 19 1 0 8 2 3 1 110 22
Aston Villa 2006–07[7] Premier League 13 2 13 2
2007–08[8] Premier League 37 9 1 0 1 0 39 9
2008–09[9] Premier League 36 7 3 0 1 0 8[d] 2 48 9
2009–10[10] Premier League 37 5 6 2 5 2 2[e] 0 50 9
2010–11[11] Premier League 34 7 2 0 3 2 1[e] 0 40 9
Total 157 30 12 2 10 4 11 2 190 38
Manchester United 2011–12[12] Premier League 25 6 0 0 0 0 7[f] 2 1[g] 0 33 8
2012–13[13] Premier League 19 0 2 0 0 0 2[h] 0 23 0
2013–14[14] Premier League 20 2 0 0 2 1 8[h] 0 0 0 30 3
2014–15[15] Premier League 26 2 3 0 0 0 29 2
2015–16[16] Premier League 18 1 1 0 2 0 5[h] 0 26 1
2016–17[17] Premier League 12 0 3 0 1 0 7[e] 0 0 0 23 0
2017–18[18] Premier League 30 2 4 0 0 0 4[h] 0 0 0 38 2
2018–19[19] Premier League 30 2 3 0 1 0 7[h] 0 41 2
2019–20[20] Premier League 12 0 1 0 2 0 3[e] 1 18 1
Total 192 15 17 0 8 1 43 3 1 0 261 19
Inter Milan 2019–20[20] Serie A 18 4 2 0 5[e] 0 25 4
2020–21[21] Serie A 26 1 3 0 5[h] 0 34 1
Total 44 5 5 0 10 0 59 5
Aston Villa 2021–22[22] Premier League 24 0 0 0 1 0 25 0
2022–23[23] Premier League 29 1 1 0 2 0 32 1
Total 53 1 1 0 3 0 57 1
Everton 2023–24[24] Premier League 11 0 0 0 3 1 14 1
Career total 555 70 36 2 32 8 64 5 4 1 691 86
  1. Includes FA Cup and Coppa Italia
  2. Includes Football League/EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs
  4. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Intertoto Cup, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 11 July 2018[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2007 1 0
2008 3 0
2009 3 0
2010 4 0
2011 7 4
2012 9 2
2013 3 1
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 1 0
2018 8 0
Total 39 7
As of match played 11 July 2018. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Young goal.[25]
List of international goals scored by Ashley Young
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 9 February 2011 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 12  Denmark 2–1 2–1 Friendly [26]
2 4 June 2011 Wembley Stadium, London, England 15  Switzerland 2–2 2–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification [27]
3 6 September 2011 17  Wales 1–0 1–0 [28]
4 7 October 2011 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro 18  Montenegro 1–0 2–2 [29]
5 29 February 2012 Wembley Stadium, London, England 19  Netherlands 2–2 2–3 Friendly [30]
6 26 May 2012 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 20  Norway 1–0 1–0 [31]
7 22 March 2013 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino 28  San Marino 4–0 8–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [32]

Honours

Watford

Aston Villa

Manchester United

Inter Milan

Individual

Ashley Young Media

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