Ashley Smith-Brown
English footballer
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Ashley Jordan Smith-Brown (born 31 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who last played for Stalybridge Celtic. Primarily a left back, he has also been deployed as a right back owing to his two-footedness.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Jordan Smith-Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fletcher Moss Rangers | |||
| 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 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | South Shields | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Farsley Celtic | 6 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Stalybridge Celtic | 28 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:11, 4 May 2022 | |||
Club career
Manchester City
Smith-Brown joined the Manchester City youth academy at the age of 5 from Fletcher Moss Rangers[3][4] 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.[4] He was made a captain of the U18 team, leading them to a league title in 2013–14 season.[5]
Loans
Smith-Brown was loaned to Dutch Eerste Divisie team NAC Breda for the 2016–17 season.[6] He scored his first goal on 12 August, in a 2–1 win over Achilles '29.[7]
In July 2017, Smith-Brown joined Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian on a season-long loan.[8] On 29 January, having struggled due to injury, he was recalled by Manchester City.[9] In total he made three appearances for Hearts.[10]
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.[11]
Plymouth Argyle
Smith-Brown signed for Plymouth Argyle on 26 June 2018 for an undisclosed fee,[12] which manager Derek Adams later perhaps erroneously reported as "£10".[13] He was released by the club in January 2020. [14]
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.[15]
South Shields
On 6 October 2020, Smith-Brown signed for non-league side South Shields.[16]
Farsley Celtic
On 30 October 2020, Smith-Brown joined Farsley Celtic.[17]
Stalybridge Celtic
In July 2021 he joined Stalybridge Celtic.[18]
He was released by the club in June 2022.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 14 April 2021[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | 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 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2018–19 | League One | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Farsley Celtic | 2020–21 | National League North | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Career total | 83 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 3 | ||
- Appearance in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- Appearance in the EFL Trophy
- Appearance in the EFL Trophy