Number 24 Height 1.85 m Parents Mick Fletcher | Playing position Weight 78 kg | |
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Full name Ashley Michael Fletcher Date of birth (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 21) Similar Edimilson Fernandes, Pedro Obiang, Winston Reid, Sam Byram, Michail Antonio Profiles | ||
Ashley Michael Fletcher (born 2 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club West Ham United and the England under-20 team.
Contents
- Early and personal life
- Manchester United
- Barnsley loan
- West Ham United
- International career
- Career statistics
- Honours
- References
Early and personal life
Born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Fletcher attended Canon Slade School, where he obtained 12 GCSEs all with grades of either A or B. He played football, cricket, basketball, and athletics for the school.
Manchester United
After starting his career at Bolton Wanderers, joining the club at the age of nine, Fletcher moved to Manchester United at the age of 13. He signed his first professional contract with Manchester United in May 2014.
Barnsley (loan)
With first-team action at Manchester United hard to come by, Fletcher signed for Barnsley on loan in January 2016. He scored on his professional debut on 9 January 2016, in a 1–1 draw with Fleetwood Town in the Football League Trophy Northern Area Final first leg, and scored his first league goal on 20 February 2016.
On 3 April 2016 he scored a goal in the 2016 Football League Trophy Final as Barnsley won the competition. On 29 May 2016, he scored the opening goal in Barnsley's 3–1 victory in the 2016 Football League One play-off Final against Millwall, helping Barnsley return to the Championship. In total Fletcher scored nine goals in 27 games for Barnsley during his spell at the club.
After impressing while on loan at Barnsley, Fletcher was offered a new contract at Manchester United amid interest from Championship side Leeds United. On 23 June 2016, it was reported that he had turned down the contract offer to stay at Manchester United but would continue to train at the club.
West Ham United
In July 2016, Fletcher signed a four-year deal with West Ham United.
He made his unofficial debut for West Ham United's Development squad on 15 July 2016 in a 2–0 pre-season friendly defeat away to Chelmsford City.
His West Ham debut came on 18 August in the UEFA Europa League when he was introduced as a last minute substitute for Andy Carroll in a 3–0 win over NK Domžale. His Premier League debut came again from the substitutes bench on 21 August when he replaced Håvard Nordtveit after 80 minutes, in a 1–0 win over Bournemouth.
On 30 November 2016, Fletcher scored his first goal for West Ham, in a 4–1 defeat to Manchester United, in the EFL Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford.
International career
In November 2015, Fletcher made his debut for the England under-20 side, scoring only 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute. In March 2016, he was called up to face the Canada under-20s, playing up front with his then Manchester United team-mate Marcus Rashford, and scored in a 4–1 win.
Career statistics
As of game played 1 February 2017Honours
Barnsley