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Ashley Young

Aston Villa FC, Manchester United FC

 39 appearances, 7 goals

P 39 W 22 D 12 L 5 F 74: A 33
*(actual F 52: A 19)
72% successful
2007-2018

disciplined: 3
captain: none
minutes played: 2344

Timeline
  Ashley Simon Young
Birth 9 July 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire [registered in Stevenage, July 1985]. 
 Attended The John Henry Newman School in Stevenage, alongside F1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton
Marriage to Nicky Pike, on 21 June 2015 at Stoke Place Hotel, Buckinghamshire, two children, Ellearna and Tyler

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2007] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Despite being initially being turned down by Watford FC's youth academy, Young was accepted on merit. He went on to help Watford gain promotion to the Premier League. In the first transfer window of 2007, West Ham United FC attempted to buy him for £10 million, but Young rejected the transfer, and instead, Aston Villa FC paid a record £8 million for his signature, whom he signed for on 18 January 2007. Young moved to Manchester United FC for £20 million. On 8 January 2020, Young agreed to join Internazionale FC in the summer. The deal was finalised on 17 January with a £1.28 million transfer fee, on an initial six month deal, ending Young's United 8½ year career, that pinacled when he became Club captain for the 2019-20 season. He made 29+fifteen Serie A appearances and scored five goals, until he rejoined Aston Villa FC on 17 June 2021. He was released after two seasons and signed with Everton FC on 11 July 2023.

League honours
459+85 appearances, 66 goals
six red cards		 Watford FC 2003-07 73+25 appearances, nineteen goals
debut (first division): (sub) 13 September 2003 Watford FC 3 Millwall FC 1.
Aston Villa FC 2007-11 155+two appearances, thirty goals
debut: 31 January 2011 Newcastle United FC 3 Aston Villa FC 1.
Manchester United FC 2011-19 157+35 appearances, fifteen goals
debut: 14 August 2011 West Bromwich Albion FC 1 Manchester United FC 2.
last: 28 December 2019 Burnley FC 0 Manchester United FC 2.
Aston Villa FC 2021-23 33+nineteen appearances, one goal
debut: 14 August 2021 Watford FC 3 Aston Villa FC 2.
Everton FC 2023-24 41+four appearances, one goal
debut: 12 August 2023 Everton FC 0 Fulham FC 1.

Club honours		 Football League Championship third place & play-off winners 2005-06 (39ᵃ);
Football League Cup runners-up 2009-10, winners 2016-17;
FA Community Shield winners 2011, 2013, 2016;
Premier League runners-up 2011-12 (25ᵃ), 2017-18 (30ᵃ), Champions 2012-13 (19ᵃ);
FA Cup winners 2015-16 (1ᵃ), runners-up 2017-18 (4ᵃ);
UEFA Europa League winners 2016-17, runners-up 2019-20;
Serie A runners-up 2019-20 (18ᵃ), Champions 2020-21 (24ᵃ);

Individual honours		 Watford FC Young Player of the Season 2004-05;
PFA Championship Team of the Year 2005-06; Premier League Team of the Year 2007-08, 2008-09; PFA Young Player of the Year 2008-09;
Premier League Young Player of the Month April 2008, September 2008, December 2008;
Premier League Player of the Month nominee November 2017,
Distinctions At 39 years 39 days, Young is the oldest player to be sent off in the Premier League, for Everton against Brighton & Hove Albion FC on 17 August 2024.
At 39 years 148 days, Young became the fourth oldest to score a Premier League goal, for Everton against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on 4 December 2024.
He is the oldest player to score fifty Premier League goals.
Height/Weight 5' 9", 14st 0lb [2007]

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2010] & ENFA.

England Career
Player number 1153rd player to appear for England
BME number The 56th BME player at Senior level.
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
First match No. 859, 16 November 2007, Austria 0 England 1, a friendly match at Ernst-Happel Stadion, Wien, substitute (ht), aged 22 years 130 days
Last match No. 984, 11 July 2018, Croatia 2 England 1, a World Cup Finals semi-final match at Luzhniki Stadium, Khamovniki, Moskva, Russia, substitute (aet), aged 33 years 2 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 2018; European Championship Finals 2012;
Team honours World Cup Finals fourth place 2018;
Individual honours England U21 (ten appearances, six goals, 2006-07), England League U21 Squad
Distinctions England's top scorer 2011 (four)


The Numbers
Squads Apps comp. apps starts sub unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
32 39 20 24 ▲15
▼9		 8 2344 7 335 min 4 none 3
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
39 22 12 5 74 33 +41 4 17 1.897 0.846 71.8 +17

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 14 7 5 2 25 12 +13 2 6 1.786 0.857 67.9 +5
Away 15 10 4 1 31 11 +20 1 9 2.067 0.733 80.0 +9
Neutral 10 5 3 2 18 10 +8 1 2 1.80 1.00 65.0 +3

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Red - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Blue - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Competition Record 

Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 4 2 2 0 15 1 +14 1 3 3.75 0.25 75.0 +2
WCF 5 3 1 1 12 5 +8 0 1 1.40 1.00 70.0 +2
World Cup 9 5 3 1 27 6 +19 1 4 3.00 0.667 72.2 +4

ECP

 7 4 3 0 14 4 +10 1 5 2.00 0.571 78.8 +4
ECF 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 1 2 1.25 0.75 75.0 +2
European Championship 11 6 5 0 19 7 +12 2 7 1.727 0.636 77.3 +6
Friendly 19 11 4 4 29 20 +9 2 6 1.526 1.053 68.4 +7

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2008-10 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 0 1 6.00 0.00 100.0 +1
WCP 2012-14 3 1 2 0 9 1 +8 1 2 3.00 0.333 66.7 +1
WCP All 4 2 2 0 15 1 +14 1 3 3.75 0.25 75.0 +2
World Cup Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 2018 5 3 1 1 12 5 +8 0 1 1.40 1.00 70.0 +2
WCF All 5 3 1 1 12 5 +8 0 1 1.40 1.00 70.0 +2
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2008-10 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 0 1 6.00 0.00 100.0 +1
WC 2012-14 3 1 2 0 9 1 +8 1 2 3.00 0.333 66.7 +1
WC 2016-18 5 3 1 1 12 5 +8 0 1 1.40 1.00 70.0 +2
WC All 9 5 3 1 27 6 +19 1 4 3.00 0.667 72.2 +4

European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2010-12 7 4 3 0 14 4 +10 1 5 2.00 0.571 78.8 +4
ECP All 7 4 3 0 14 4 +10 1 5 2.00 0.571 78.8 +4
European Championship Final Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2012 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 1 2 1.25 0.75 75.0 +2
ECF All 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 1 2 1.25 0.75 75.0 +2
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 2010-12 11 6 5 0 19 7 +12 2 7 1.727 0.636 77.3 +6
EC All 11 6 5 0 19 7 +12 2 7 1.727 0.636 77.3 +6

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 9 5 3 1 27 6 +19 1 4 3.00 0.667 72.2 +4
EC 11 6 5 0 19 7 +12 2 7 1.727 0.636 77.3 +6
20 11 8 1 46 13 +33 3 11 2.30 0.65 75.0 +108
Match History
 
 Club: Aston Villa F.C. - 15 full appearances (637 min), two goals

coach: Steve McClaren - one full appearance (45 min)x

Age 22
855 8 September 2007 - England 3 Israel 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW squad member
856 12 September 2007 - England 3 Russia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW
857 13 October 2007 - England 3 Estonia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW squad member
858 17 October 2007 - Russia 2 England 1, Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva AL
1 859 16 November 2007 - Austria 0 England 1, Ernst-Happel Stadion, Wien (⮀0-1) Fr AW ▲sub ht 20
860 21 November 2007 - England 2 Croatia 3, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HL squad member

 

manager: Fabio Capello - 17 full appearances (804 min), four goalsx

2 861 6 February 2008 - England 2 Switzerland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀2-1) Fr HW ▲sub 87 19
862 26 March 2008 - France 1 England 0, Stade de France, Saint-Denis Fr AL preliminary
squad member
863 28 May 2008 - England 2 United States 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 24
3 864 1 June 2008 - Trinidad & Tobago 0 England 3, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain (⮀0-3) AW ▲sub 58 17
  

Age 23
4 870 19 November 2008 - Germany 1 England 2, Olympiastadion, Berlin (⮀1-1) Fr AW ▲sub 77 19
871 11 February 2009 - Spain 2 England 0, Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Sevilla Fr AL unused sub 16
  
874 6 June 2009 - Kazakhstan 0 England 4, Ortalyk Tsentralnyi Stadium, Almaty WCP AW squad member
5 875 10 June 2009 - England 6 Andorra 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀3-0) HW ▲sub ht 15

Age 24
6 876 12 August 2009 - Netherlands 2 England 2, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam (⮀2-1) Fr AD Start ▼68 11
  877 5 September 2009 - England 2 Slovenia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 19
878 9 September 2009 - England 5 Croatia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW squad member
  
7 881 14 November 2009 - Brazil 1 England 0, Istād Khalīfah, Al Rayyan (⮀1-0) Fr NL ▲sub 87 18
  

Age 25
8 889 11 August 2010 - England 2 Hungary 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-0) Fr HW ▲sub ht 17
9 890 3 September 2010 - England 4 Bulgaria 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀4-0) ECP HW ▲sub 87 17
891 7 September 2010 - Switzerland 1 England 3, Sankt-Jakob Park, Basel AW squad member
10 892 12 October 2010 - England 0 Montenegro 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-0) ECP HD Start ▼74
60		 7
11 893 17 November 2010 - England 1 France 2, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-1) Fr HL ▲sub ht 18
12 894 9 February 2011 - Denmark 1 England 2, Parken Stadion, København (⮀1-1) Fr AW ▲sub ht
68		 20
13 895 26 March 2011 - Wales 0 England 2, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff ECP AW Start 11
14 896 29 March 2011 - England 1 Ghana 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) Fr HD Start ▼81 10
15 897 4 June 2011 - England 2 Switzerland 2, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-0) ECP HD ▲sub ht
51		 16

 Club: Manchester United F.C. - 24 full appearances (1751 min), five goals  

Age 26
898 10 August 2011 - England vs. Netherlands, The National Stadium, Wembley - match postponed Fr Hpp squad member
16 898 2 September 2011 - Bulgaria 0 England 3, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija (⮀0-3) ECP AW Start ▼62 9
17 899 6 September 2011 - England 1 Wales 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW Start 35 9
18 900 7 October 2011 - Montenegro 2 England 2, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica (⮀1-2) ECP AD Start 10 ▼60 9
  

 

caretaker-manager: Stuart Pearce - one full appearance (90 min), one goalx

19 903 29 February 2012 - England 2 Netherlands 3, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL Start
90+1		 7

 

manager: Roy Hodgson - eleven full appearances (756 min), two goalsx

20 904 26 May 2012 - Norway 0 England 1, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo (⮀0-1) Fr AW Start 9 ▼73 10
21 905 2 June 2012 - England 1 Belgium 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) HW Start ▼67 10
22 906 11 June 2012 - France 1 England 1, Donbass Arena, Donetsk
ECF		 ND Start 71
11
23 907 15 June 2012 - Sweden 2 England 3, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv NW Start
24 908 19 June 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 0, Donbass Arena, Donetsk AW Start
25 909 24 June 2012 - England 0 Italy 0ᴭᵀ, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv (missed third in shoot-out of four) ND Start

Age 27
26 910 15 August 2012 - Italy 1 England 2, Stade de Suisse, Bern (⮀1-1) Fr NW Start ▼62 11
  
27 915 14 November 2012 - Sweden 4 England 2, Nationalarenan Friends Arena, Solna (⮀1-2) Fr AL Start ▼61 11
  
28 917 22 March 2013 - San Marino 0 England 8, Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle WCP AW Start 39 11
29 918 26 March 2013 - Montenegro 1 England 1, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica (⮀1-1) AD ▲sub 77 20
  

Age 28
921 14 August 2013 - England 3 Scotland 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW withdrawn
squad member
922 6 September 2013 - England 4 Moldova 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 20
30 923 10 September 2013 - Ukraine 0 England 0, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyĭ Kompleks, Kyiv (⮀0-0) AD ▲sub 68 20
  

 

manager: Gareth Southgate - nine full appearances (649 min)x

Age 32
973 10 November 2017 - England 0 Germany 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HD unused sub 18
31 974 14 November 2017 - England 0 Brazil 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HD ▲sub 80 18
32 975 23 March 2018 - Netherlands 0 England 1, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam (⮀0-1) Fr AW ▲sub 71 18
33 976 27 March 2018 - England 1 Italy 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HD Start 83 3
34 977 2 June 2018 - England 2 Nigeria 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀2-1) Fr HW Start ▼68 3
978 7 June 2018 - England 2 Costa Rica 0, Elland Road, Leeds HW unused sub 18
35 979 18 June 2018 - Tunisia 1 England 2, Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
WCF		 NW Start
18
36 980 24 June 2018 - England 6 Panama 1, Stadion Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod NW Start
981 28 June 2018 - England 0 Belgium 1, Stadion Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad NL unused sub
37 982 3 July 2018 - England 1 Colombia 1ᴭᵀ, Otkritie Arena, Moskva (⮀1-1) ND Start ▼102
38 983 7 July 2018 - Sweden 0 England 2, Cosmos Arena, Samara NW Start
Age 33
39 984 11 July 2018 - Croatia 2 England 1ᴭᵀ, Luzhniki Stadium, Moskva (⮀1-1)   NL Start ▼aet  
985 14 July 2018 - Belgium 2 England 0, Krestovsky Stadium, St Petersburg NL unused sub
   
retired from International Duty... 28 August 2018x

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