Benny Ashley-Seal

Bernard Patrick Ashley-Seal (born 21 November 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Benny Ashley-Seal
Personal information
Full name Bernard Patrick Ashley-Seal[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998[2]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Youth career
Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
2015–2017 Norwich City
2017–2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (0)
2019 → Famalicão (loan) 5 (1)
2020 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:36, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Ashley-Seal was on the books at Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur before joining Norwich's academy in 2015. In October 2015, he was named by The Guardian as one of the top twenty prospects of his age group to look out for.[3] Despite this, he did not sign a professional contract with the club and, despite reported interest from Leicester City,[4] instead had trials with Chelsea and Stoke.[5]

In October 2017 he signed with Wolverhampton Wanderers on a two-an-a-half-year deal.[6] He made his professional debut for the club on 28 August 2018 in a 2–0 League Cup victory at Sheffield Wednesday, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute for Léo Bonatini.[7]

On 23 January 2019, Ashley-Seal signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Wolves and joined LigaPro side Famalicão until the end of the 2018–19 season.[8]

Ashley-Seal made his full debut for Wolves in a 3rd Round FA Cup tie against Manchester United at Molineux on 4 January 2020, although he was withdrawn at half-time in favour of Raúl Jiménez.[9]

On 31 January 2020, he signed a six-month loan deal for League One club Accrington Stanley.[10]

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. "Benny Ashley-Seal". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "Next Generation 2015: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs". The Guardian. 6 October 2015.
  4. "Leicester set to land Norwich striker Benny Ashley-Seal with Foxes hoping to seal transfer this weekend". Sport.net. 22 June 2017.
  5. "Striker Benny Ashley-Seal seals Wolves move". Express & Star. 27 October 2017.
  6. "Young striker signed". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 26 October 2017.
  7. "Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 28 August 2018.
  8. "New deal and loan for Ashley-Seal". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 23 January 2019.
  9. Stone, Simon (4 January 2020). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Manchester United, FA Cup Third Round". BBC Sport.
  10. Pearson, Luke (31 January 2020). "Benny joins on loan". Accrington Stanley.
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