Ashley Coffey
English footballer (born 1993)
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Ashley Mark Coffey (born 1 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jordanian Pro League club Al-Hussein. Born in Leeds, Coffey played for various English non-league clubs before turning professional in Sweden and going on to play in Finland, China and Jordan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Mark Coffey | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Hussein | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Bradford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | West Auckland Town | 14 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Newton Aycliffe | ||
| 2016–2018 | Marske United | ||
| 2018–2019 | Whitby Town | 12 | (2) |
| 2019 | Huddinge | 11 | (12) |
| 2020 | Haninge | 29 | (28) |
| 2021–2022 | AFC Eskilstuna | 47 | (18) |
| 2023–2024 | AC Oulu | 48 | (25) |
| 2025 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 27 | (10) |
| 2026– | Al-Hussein | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:11, 2 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
England
Growing up, Coffey spent two years as part of the Bradford City academy before being released at aged 15 after being told that he was "too slow".[1] Following this, Coffey reflected on being released by the Bradford City academy, saying: "I didn't get a contract, so from there, I just thought, 'this is kind of over in terms of professional football, I'll get a qualification at university'".[1] He then attended the Teesside University.[2] While at university, he played for West Auckland Town before joining Newton Aycliffe in October 2014.[3] He later joined Marske United where he spent a year-and-a-half.[4] Following that he had a spell with Northern Premier League side Whitby Town scoring twice in 12 league games.[5]
Sweden
In 2019 he moved abroad for the first time to join Swedish Division 2 side Huddinge where he scored 12 goals in the second half of the season.[6] The following season, he moved up a division to join Haninge where he finished as the top scorer in the league.[7] In January 2021, he joined Superettan side AFC Eskilstuna on a three-year deal.[8] After two years, he left the club.[9]
AC Oulu
In January 2023, he joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu on a one-year deal with an option to extend for an additional year.[10] On 5 April 2023, Coffey made his professional league debut starting in a 2–0 win over KTP.[11] Coffey was the top goalscorer of the club in the 2023 season, scoring 19 goals and giving 6 assists in 36 matches in all competitions combined.[12] He was also the third-best goalscorer of the whole league in the 2023 season, after Bojan Radulović and Peter Godly Michael.[13]
On 10 November 2023, the club exercised their option to extend Coffey's contract for the 2024 season.[14] Coffey finished his second season with the club scoring 12 goals as the joint top goalscorer of Veikkausliiga with Jaime Moreno. After the last match of the season, he confirmed he would leave Oulu.[15] He scored a total of 36 goals, making him the second-best goalscorer in AC Oulu's history.
Shanghai Jiading Huilong
On 30 January 2025, Coffey joined China League One club Shanghai Jiading Huilong.[16]
Al-Hussein
On 30 January 2026, Coffey joined Jordanian Pro League club Al-Hussein.[17]
Personal life
Before going professional with AFC Eskilstuna, Coffey worked at Internationella Engelska Skolan during his first year-and-a-half in Sweden.[2] Growing up, he was a Leeds United supporter and was both a season ticket holder and a mascot.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitby Town | 2018–19 | Northern Premier League | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Huddinge IF | 2019 | Division 2 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | |||
| IFK Haninge | 2020 | Ettan | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 29 | ||
| AFC Eskilstuna | 2021 | Superettan | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 13 | ||
| 2022 | Superettan | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Total | 47 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 18 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 36 | 19 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 29 | 17 | ||
| Total | 48 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 36 | ||
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 2025 | China League One | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 10 | ||
| Al-Hussein | 2025–26 | Jordanian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 174 | 95 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 106 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen and Suomen Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup
- Includes AFC Champions League Two
Honours
AC Oulu
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2023
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Forward of the Year: 2024[18]
- Veikkausliiga Golden Boot: 2024[18]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: May 2024[19]
- Ettan Norra Golden Boot: 2020[7]
- AC Oulu Supperters' Player of the Year: 2023, 2024