Ashley Westwood (footballer, born 1990)
Ashley Roy Westwood (born 1 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for MLS club Charlotte FC.
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Westwood with Crewe Alexandra in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Roy Westwood | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Nantwich, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlotte FC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Crewe Alexandra | 128 | (14) |
| 2008 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | ||
| 2012–2017 | Aston Villa | 147 | (5) |
| 2017–2023 | Burnley | 162 | (7) |
| 2023– | Charlotte FC | 34 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:25, 25 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Westwood's first club was Crewe Alexandra, where he spent his first season on loan at his hometown club Nantwich Town from the Northern Premier League Premier Division. After five seasons and 128 league appearances in League One and League Two for Crewe, Westwood joined Premier League club Aston Villa in Birmingham where he scored his first Premier League goal in his second season with them. Six months after Villa dropped out of the Premier League, Westwood joined Burnley, returning to the Premier League in the process. He was Burnley's Player of the Season for 2018–19. He joined Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC in January 2023.