Corey Ashe

Corey Ashe
Personal information
Full name Corey Alan Ashe
Date of birth (1986-03-14) March 14, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Orange County, California, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Left back, left winger
Youth career
–2001 Beach FC - Impact
2001–2003 IMG Soccer Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 North Carolina Tar Heels 77 (22)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Virginia Beach Submariners 13 (3)
2007–2015 Houston Dynamo 211 (1)
2015 Orlando City SC 9 (0)
2016 Columbus Crew 18 (0)
Total 251 (4)
International career
2003 United States U17 4 (0)
2008 United States U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 29, 2016

Corey Alan Ashe (born March 14, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player. He played 10 seasons in Major League Soccer, mostly with the Houston Dynamo, but also with Orlando City SC and Columbus Crew SC. Originally a wide midfielder, Ashe moved to left back in 2011 and established himself as one of the best left backs in MLS, being named an MLS All-Star in 2011 and 2013.[1] Ashe was considered one of the fastest players in MLS during his time in the league.[2][3] While in Houston, he was part of the MLS Cup 2007 winning squad and helped the Dynamo reach two more finals in 2011 and 2012. His 266 career appearances for the Dynamo is the 3rd most in franchise history.[4]

  1. ^ Lovell, Darrell (November 27, 2012). "Arena calls Houston's Ashe "one of best left backs in MLS"". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Tenorio, Paul. "Orlando City acquires left back Corey Ashe from Houston Dynamo". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Ortiz, Jose De Jesus; Chronicle, Copyright 2011 Houston (October 1, 2011). "Dynamo's Ashe using his speed to burn opponents". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "All-Time Leaders (All Competitions)". Houston Dynamo. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2020.