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 | |||
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Full name | Ashley Jordan Smith-Brown[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | 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) |
National team | |||
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, correct as of 14:11, 4 May 2022 |
Smith-Brown joined the Manchester City youth academy at the age of 5 from Fletcher Moss Rangers[2][3] 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.[3] He was made a captain of the U18 team, leading them to a league title in 2013–14 season.[4]
Smith-Brown was loaned to Dutch Eerste Divisie team NAC Breda for the 2016–17 season.[5] He scored his first goal on 12 August, in a 2–1 win over Achilles '29.[6]
In July 2017, Smith-Brown joined Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian on a season-long loan.[7] On 29 January, having struggled due to injury, he was recalled by Manchester City.[8] In total he made three appearances for Hearts.[9]
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.[10]
Smith-Brown signed for Plymouth Argyle on 26 June 2018 for an undisclosed fee,[11] which manager Derek Adams later perhaps erroneously reported as "£10".[12] He was released by the club in January 2020. [13]
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.[14]
On 6 October 2020, Smith-Brown signed for non-league side South Shields.[15]
On 30 October 2020, Smith-Brown joined Farsley Celtic.[16]
In July 2021 he joined Stalybridge Celtic.[17]
He was released by the club in June 2022.[18]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 36 | 1 |
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Farsley Celtic | 2020–21 | National League North | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Career total | 83 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 3 |
Stalybridge Celtic F.C. – current squad | |
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