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
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 41)
[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 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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

References

  1. ↑ 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: England (15 July 2018)FIFA. p. 10. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ↑ The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 (2010). Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 449. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. ↑ Ashley YoungManchester United F.C.. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2003/2004. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2004/2005. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2005/2006. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Games played by Ashley Young in 2006/2007. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2007/2008. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2008/2009. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2009/2010. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2010/2011. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  12. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2011/2012. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  13. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2012/2013. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2013/2014. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  15. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2014/2015. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  16. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2015/2016. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  17. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2016/2017. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  18. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2017/2018. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  19. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2018/2019. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Games played by Ashley Young in 2019/2020. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  21. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2020/2021. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  22. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2021/2022. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  23. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2022/2023. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  24. ↑ Games played by Ashley Young in 2023/2024. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Young, Ashley at National-Football-Teams.com
  26. ↑ Denmark vs. England 1–2: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  27. ↑ England vs. Switzerland 2–2: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  28. ↑ England vs. Wales 1–0: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  29. ↑ Montenegro vs. England 2–2: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  30. ↑ England vs. Netherlands 2–3: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  31. ↑ Norway vs. England 0–1: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  32. ↑ San Marino vs. England 0–8: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  33. ↑ Leeds 0–3 Watford. 21 May 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4771857.stm. Retrieved 23 April 2019. 
  34. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2010). Aston Villa 1–2 Man Utd. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8531179.stm. Retrieved 23 April 2019. 
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Ashley Young: OverviewPremier League. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  36. ↑ McNulty, Phil (21 May 2016). Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36292265. Retrieved 15 December 2017. 
  37. ↑ McNulty, Phil (19 May 2018). Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44091559. Retrieved 6 July 2020. 
  38. ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). Manchester United 3–2 Southampton. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39018813. Retrieved 15 December 2017. 
  39. ↑ Bevan, Chris (7 August 2011). Manchester City 2–3 Manchester United. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14420151. 
  40. ↑ 2016/17, Final: Ajax 0–2 Man. United: OverviewUEFA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
    Ashley Young: Man Utd winger warns young players about 'sharks'. 22 December 2017. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42462441. Retrieved 23 April 2019. 
  41. ↑ Inter end Juventus' Serie A dominance with first title in 11 years. ESPN (2 May 2021). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  42. ↑ 2019/20, Final: Sevilla 3–2 Internazionale: OverviewUEFA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  43. ↑ Ashley YoungThe Football Association. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  44. ↑ Gerrard named player of the year. 23 April 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4935884.stm. Retrieved 15 December 2017. 
  45. ↑ Ronaldo named player of the year. 27 April 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm. Retrieved 15 December 2017. 
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Giggs earns prestigious PFA award. 26 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8019726.stm. Retrieved 28 April 2017.