 Ashton in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Ashton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| –2005 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Crewe Alexandra | 158 | (61) |
| 2005–2006 | Norwich City | 44 | (17) |
| 2006–2009 | West Ham United | 46 | (15) |
| Total | 248 | (93) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | England U17 | 1 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | England U19 | 5 | (5) |
| 2002 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | England U21 | 9 | (4) |
| 2008 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dean Ashton (born 24 November 1983) is an English former professional footballer. He made over 240 appearances as a forward in the Football League and Premier League for Crewe Alexandra, Norwich City and West Ham United, and was capped by England. He was highly praised as a talented centre forward, but had a career frustrated by injury. He retired on 11 December 2009, aged 26, after failing to recover from a long-term ankle injury sustained during international duty with England.
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.