Ashley Smith-Brown
Ashley Jordan Smith-Brown (born 31 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who currently is a free agent. Primarily a left back, he has also been deployed as a right back owing to his two-footedness.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ashley Jordan Smith-Brown[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Full back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Free Agent | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2014 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 29 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018 | → Oxford United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | (0) |
2019– | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
National team | |||
2011–2012 | England U16 | 7 | (0) |
2011–2012 | England U17 | 10 | (0) |
2013–2014 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
2014–2015 | England U19 | 8 | (2) |
2015 | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30, 4 May 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Manchester City
Smith-Brown joined the Manchester City youth academy at the age of 5.[2] He has played at multiple positions at the youth level including full back, wing back, and midfielder, and made his U18 debut at the age of 15.[2] He was made a captain of the U18 team, leading them to a league title in 2013–14 season.[3]
Loans
Smith-Brown was loaned to Dutch Eerste Divisie team NAC Breda for the 2016–17 season.[4] He scored his first goal on 12 August, in a 2–1 win over Achilles '29.[5]
In July 2017, Smith-Brown joined Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian on a season-long loan.[6] On 29 January, having struggled due to injury, he was recalled by Manchester City.[7] In total he made three appearances for Hearts.[8]
On 29 January 2018, Smith-Brown moved on loan to Oxford United until the end of the 2017–18 season, in which time he made nine appearances.[9]
Plymouth Argyle
Smith-Brown signed for Plymouth Argyle on 26 June 2018 for an undisclosed fee,[10] which manager Derek Adams later erroneously reported as "£10".[11] He was released by the club in January 2020. [12]
Oldham Athletic
He joined Oldham Athletic on a season long loan in August 2019 but the loan was terminated in January 2020 in which he returned to Plymouth Argyle.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 2 January 2019 [14]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NAC Breda (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 1 |
Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Oxford United (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
Plymouth Argyle | 2018-19 | League One | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Career total | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
- Appearance in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- Appearance in the EFL Trophy
References
- "Danh sách sơ bộ các cầu thủ CLB Manchester City tham dự chuyến du đấu tại Việt Nam" [The preliminary list of Manchester City players to tour in Vietnam] (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- Jepson, Anthony (29 April 2016). "Man City starlet Ashley Smith-Brown takes step closer to his Blues dream with new contract". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- Bajkowski, Simon (14 April 2015). "Man City one to watch: Why Ashley Smith-Brown is a true Blue". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "Manchester City starlets arrive at NAC Breda for loan deals". City Watch. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "City-huurling Smith-Brown scoort heerlijke goal voor NAC" [City Mercenary Smith-Brown scored wonderful goal for NAC] (in Dutch). sportnieuws.nl. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- Trehan, Dev (4 July 2017). "Manchester City youngster Ashley Smith-Brown completes Hearts loan switch". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- Anderson, Barry (29 January 2018). "Manchester City youngster Ashley Smith-Brown completes Hearts loan switch". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Smith-Brown Recalled By Manchester City". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Manchester City's Ashley Smith-Brown joins Oxford United on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Ash Checks In". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- Errington, Chris (16 August 2018). "Derek Adams reveals his sadness at James Brent stepping down as Plymouth Argyle chairman". The Herald (Plymouth). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "Smith-Brown Departs". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Ashley Smith-Brown: Oldham sign defender on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- Ashley Smith-Brown at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2017.