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Ashley Young
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| Ashley Young | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Young | |
| Date of birth | July 9, 1985 (age 21) | |
| Place of birth | Stevenage, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Winger/Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Aston Villa | |
| Number | 17 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000–02 | Watford | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002–2007 2007– |
Watford Aston Villa |
101 (20) 7 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006–present | England U21 | 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ashley Young (born 9 July 1985 in Stevenage, England) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as both a midfielder and a striker for Aston Villa. He was educated at The John Henry Newman School in Stevenage.
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Despite having been turned away by Watford's Academy after an unsuccessful spell, Young endeavored to improve himself as a player and was eventually offered a professional deal by the club. The 21 year old was handed his first team debut under Ray Lewington in September 2003, scoring as a substitute against Millwall. He achieved five substitute appearances that season, scoring three goals, and made his first start for the club in the League Cup. Young came to prominence in the 2004-05 season, playing a part in 34 of Watford's league matches as they struggled to survive in the Championship. Although he failed to find the net, he supplied several assists. His performance during this season earned him the club's Young Player of the Season award.
Under Adrian Boothroyd in the 2005-06 season, Young was given a new lease of life as a striker. Young started 41 League matches, finding the net 15 times, as Watford qualified for the playoffs and eventually beat Leeds United 3-0 to gain promotion to the Premier League.
In the January 2007 transfer window, three clubs made £5 million offers for the Under-21 International. Watford rejected these approaches, as well as (as of 12 January 2007) an offer of £7 million, again from an unnamed club[1]
An improved offer of nearly £10 million from West Ham United was accepted. However, Young rejected the move, opting to wait for offers from clubs for whom relegation was not an issue.[2]
On the 18 January, Aston Villa had an £8 million offer, rising to £9.75 million with add-ons, accepted, allowing manager Martin O'Neill and the Aston Villa board to discuss personal terms with the player. Two days later Martin O'Neill confirmed the player had "verbally agreed" to join the club.[3] Young underwent a medical on 21 January and the signing was confirmed on January 23, 2007.[4] On January 31, 2007, he went on to score in his debut for Villa at St. James' Park against Newcastle United, but Villa went on to lose 3-1.[5]
As a result of his form for Watford during the 2005-06 season, in February 2006 Young earned a call-up to Peter Taylor's England U21 League squad to face an Italian Serie B squad alongside team-mate Chris Eagles. Young started alongside Eagles in the 1-0 win, playing the first half. His continued form into the 2006-07 season earned him a first England U21 call-up to face Switzerland U21s in September 2006. Young played the last 15 minutes of the game as England scored a late goal to win 3-2, topping their group, and reaching a playoff for a place in the forthcoming 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Young has two brothers in Watford's Academy system. Lewis Young is a first year scholar, whilst Kyle Young trains with Watford's under 11s.[6] Ashley is an Arsenal fan (Ian Wright was his favourite player) and his parents are Tottenham Hotspur supporters. His brothers are all Liverpool supporters, despite all playing for Watford.[7]
Ashley Young was in the same year at The John Henry Newman School as McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton.
- ^ "Watford reject £7m bid for Young", bbc.co.uk/football, 2007-01-12. Retrieved on January 12, 2007.
- ^ "Young rejects Hammers move", eurosport.com, 2007-1-15. Retrieved on January 15, 2007.
- ^ "O'Neill - Young's on his way", football365.com, 2007-1-20. Retrieved on January 20, 2007.
- ^ "Young completes £9.65m Villa move", bbc.co.uk, 2007-1-23. Retrieved on January 23, 2007.
- ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on February 7, 2007.
- ^ "Three Youngs impressing at Watford", tribalfootball.com, 2006-11-05. Retrieved on November 7, 2006.
- ^ "Ashley Young on Growing up, Family, and Football", watfordfcfans.net, 2005-02-29. Retrieved on January 18, 2007.
- Ashley Young career stats at Soccerbase
- Ashley Young profile at watfordfc.co.uk
- Ashley Young profile at fa.com
| Aston Villa F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Sørensen | 2 Delaney | 3 Samuel | 4 Mellberg | 5 Laursen | 6 Barry | 8 McCann | 9 Ángel | 10 Carew | 11 Petrov | 12 Davis | 13 Taylor | 15 Agbonlahor | 16 Bouma | 17 Young | 18 Hughes | 19 Ridgewell | 20 Sutton | 21 Cahill | 22 Moore | 23 Berger | 24 Bardsley | 25 Olejnik | 26 Gardner | 27 Osbourne | 28 Maloney | 29 O'Halloran | Manager: O'Neill |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Young, Ashley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9 July 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stevenage, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |