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Ashley Hay
Personal information
Full name Ashley Stephen Thomas Hay[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-10) 10 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Youth career
Luton Town
Hitchin Town
Letchworth Garden City Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Baldock Town 45 (24)
2022 Biggleswade Town 4 (1)
2022–2023 Hitchin Town 34 (8)
2022 Baldock Town 1 (0)
2023– Brentford 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:07, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Ashley Stephen Thomas Hay (born 10 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Brentford.

Hay is a product of the Luton Town academy and began his senior career in non-League football in 2020.

Career

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Non-League football

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A forward, Hay began his career with spells in the Luton Town academy, the Hitchin Town youth system and with Letchworth Garden City Eagles.[3][4][5][6] He began his senior career with Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division club Baldock Town in August 2020.[5] Hay scored 35 goals in 64 appearances,[7] prior to moving up a step to transfer to Southern League Premier Division Central club Biggleswade Town in July 2022.[6] Following a short spell in which he scored one goal in seven appearances,[7] Hay transferred across the division to return to Hitchin Town in September 2022.[8] He scored 11 goals in 39 appearances during a 2022–23 season in which he was voted the club's Supporters' Player of the Year.[7][9] Shortly after re-signing for the 2023–24 season,[9] Hay departed the club.[10]

Brentford

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On 31 August 2023, following a successful trial, Hay transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford.[10] He signed a contract running until January 2024 and later signed an extension until the end of the 2023–24 season.[10][11] Hay finished the 2023-24 season tied with Iwan Morgan as the B team's leading goalscorer, with 9 goals.[12] He also captained the team on occasion during the season.[13] Hay signed a new two-year contract, with the option of a further year, in June 2024.[14]

First team friendly.[15]

Personal life

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While a non-League footballer, Hay worked in McDonald's and undertook an apprenticeship as a plumber.[16] While a Brentford player, he shared accommodation with teammate Benjamin Arthur.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Baldock Town 2020–21[17] Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 10 5 0 0 ― 7[c] 5 17 10
2021–22[7] Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 35 19 4 1 ― 8[d] 5 47 25
Total 45 24 4 1 ― 15 10 64 35
Biggleswade Town 2022–23[7] Southern League Premier Division Central 4 1 2 0 ― 1[e] 0 7 1
Hitchin Town 2022–23[7] Southern League Premier Division Central 34 8 ― ― 5[f] 3 39 11
2023–24[18] Southern League Premier Division Central 0 0 ― ― 0 0 0 0
Total 34 8 ― ― 5 3 39 11
Baldock Town 2022–23[7] Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 1 0 ― ― ― 1 0
Total 46 24 4 1 ― 15 10 65 35
Brentford 2023–24[19] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 ― 0 0
Career total 83 33 6 1 0 0 21 13 110 47
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ 5 appearances and 4 goals in Spartan South Midlands League Spring Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in FA Vase
  4. ^ 3 appearances in FA Vase, 2 appearances and 3 goals in Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Cup, 2 appearances and 2 goals in Spartan South Midlands League Challenge Trophy, 1 appearance in Herts Charity Cup
  5. ^ Apperance in FA Trophy
  6. ^ Appearances in Herts Senior Cup

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Ashley Hay". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Heading South… Sports Take On Hitchin". Mickleover Football Club. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Weekly Bulletin From Roy". Hitchin Town FC. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Confirmed Signings Part 10". www.baldocktownfc.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b Whitney, Steve. "O'Keefe Adds Three More to His Group". Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Ashley Hay | Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ @HitchinTownFC (24 September 2022). "✍️ | Ashley Hay breaking news!! We are delighted to welcome striker @ashleyhay_10 from @Biggleswade1874. Ashley goes straight into today's squad. 💛💚" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b c "Player of the Year Commits to Canaries". Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "Ashley Hay signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Weekly Bulletin – 12th January". Hitchin Town FC. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Ashley Hay: Always Improving". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  13. ^ a b Tabuteau, Sam. "Ashley Hay looking to build on whirlwind first year at Brentford". hounslowherald.com. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Brentford academy confirm summer departures and extensions". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Brentford 0 QPR 0: Minutes for first-team players in Jersey Road friendly". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Brentford news: Youngsters Ashley Hay and Benjamin Arthur on their football journeys". BBC Sport. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Ashley Hay – Baldock Town FC 1st Team". www.baldocktownfc.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Match Report: Hitchin Town v Alvechurch on Saturday, 5 Aug 2023". The Southern League. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Games played by Beatpoet/sandboxHay in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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Category:Living people Category:English footballers Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:2003 births Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Spartan South Midlands Football League players Category:Southern Football League players Category:Baldock Town F.C. players Category:Biggleswade Town F.C. players Category:Hitchin Town F.C. players

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