Ashley Hodson
English footballer (born 1995)
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Ashley Hodson (born 6 May 1995) is a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool for nine seasons, as well as Women's Championship clubs Birmingham City and Sheffield United.
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Hodson playing for Liverpool in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Hodson | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Prescot, Merseyside, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2023 | Liverpool | 136 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Sheffield United | 22 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:10, 28 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Liverpool
A product of Liverpool's youth development programme,[2] Hodson made her senior debut on 13 April 2014, in a 2–0 win over Sunderland in the fifth round of the FA Women's Cup.[3] On 20 April 2014, she made her league debut in a 0–0 draw against Chelsea.[4] In the 2014 season, she made a total of 11 appearances in all competitions and won her first FA WSL title.[5]
On 30 July 2015, Hodson scored her first goal in a 3–0 away victory against Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA WSL Cup.[6] On 7 October 2015, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in a 1–0 away loss to Brescia.[7] On 25 November 2015, Hodson signed a new contract with the club.[8] In the 2015 season, she made a total of 18 appearances, scoring one goal.[1]
In the 2016 season, she made 10 league appearances and 2 FA WSL Cup appearances. In the 2017 season, she started every league and FA Women's Cup match, making a total of 11 appearances.[1][5]
Hodson made her 50th domestic appearance for Liverpool in a 2–0 win over Everton on the opening day of the 2017–18 season.[9] On 23 November 2017, Liverpool announced that Hodson had signed new deal with the club.[10] On 18 February 2018, she scored her first FA Women's Cup goal in a 3–0 away victory against Chichester City.[11]
Birmingham City (loan)
On 28 July 2022, Hodson joined Birmingham City on a loan until the end of the season.[12] She scored her first goal for the club on 27 August 2022 in a league match against Sunderland.[13]
Sheffield United
On 23 July 2023, having made over 100 appearances for Liverpool, Hodson signed for Sheffield United.[14]
On 30 July 2024, she announced her retirement from football.[15]
Career statistics
| Club | League | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Liverpool | 2014 | FA WSL 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2015 | FA WSL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2016 | FA WSL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | FA WSL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | FA WSL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | FA WSL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | FA WSL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 89 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 10 | ||
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
| Sheffield United F.C. | 2023-24 | Championship | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 17 | ||
- Includes the FA Women's Cup
- Includes the FA WSL Cup
- Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
Honours
Liverpool
