Cian Ashford
Welsh footballer
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Cian Ty Ashford[2] is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Cardiff City. He is a Wales Under-21 international.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cian Ty Ashford | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rhondda, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2022 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Cardiff City | 69 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Wales U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Wales U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Wales U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Wales U21 | 12 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:19, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Ashford joined the Cardiff City academy at the age of six, signing a first professional contract with the club in June 2023.[3] He had first caught the eye of the first-team in November 2020, when he was called up to first-team training by then manager Neil Harris, impressing with three goals in a 4v4 match with the senior squad.[4]
In August 2023, Ashford made his senior debut for Cardiff City in the EFL Cup against Colchester United.[5] In January 2024, he signed a new contract to keep him at the club until June 2027.[6] On 10 April 2024, he made his league debut for Cardiff in a 1–0 victory over Birmingham City.[7] Following the match, he was described as "the future for Cardiff" by teammate Jamilu Collins.[8] In his third league appearance for the club, he scored his first senior goal, a 96th minute winner from twenty-five yards against promotion hopefuls Southampton.[9]
International career
Ashford made his Wales under-21 debut on 24 October 2023 in the UEFA European Under–21 qualifier against Czech Republic as a 91st-minute substitute, immediately scoring the equalising goal in the 1–1 draw.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2023–24[11] | EFL Championship | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024–25[12] | EFL Championship | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26[13] | EFL League One | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
| Career total | 50 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 8 | ||