Ashley Young is a football player from England playing as a winger, right-back midfielder and defender at the Manchester United club. Since 2007, has been playing for England’s national football team. The height of the player is 175 centimeters, weight - 66 kilograms. As part of the "Red Devils" plays under the 18th number. The football player is distinguished by high speed, skillful dribbling and excellent scoring flair. Due to his phenomenal football qualities, he is a skillful player on the right flank - he is able to impose a fight in both attack and defense.
Biography: the beginning of a football career at Watford
Ashley Young was born July 9, 1985 in the city of Stevenage, England. From early childhood, he became interested in football. He is a pupil of "Watford", as a member of the youth team of which he played for a period of time from 2000 to 2003. As a member of the Hornets, he made his debut at the beginning of the 2003/2004 season in a duel against the Millwall club. In the debut season of the First English League, he entered the field 5 times (all with a substitution) and was marked by three goals scored. In the 2004/2005 season, Watford began playing in the Championship. During the season, the player took part in 34 matches. Despite the fact that Ashley Young could not score a single goal, he was awarded the title of “Best Young Football Player of the Season”. The next season was more successful for Watford and, in particular, for Ashley. The team became the league champion and secured a ticket to the Premier League, and the player played in 39 matches and became the author of 13 goals scored. In total, 98 matches were scored for the Hornet and scored 19 goals.
Career at Aston Villa
In January 2007, Ashley Young, whose statistics were the best among Watford players in the past championship, signed an agreement with Aston Villa. The transfer cost the “lions” £ 8 million (under the terms of the contract it was prescribed that with a progressive winger game, the amount could increase to 10 million, which subsequently happened). 8 days after signing the contract, Ashley Young made his debut in a match against the Newcastle United club, in which he marked his debut goal, but Villa lost 3-1. The following season, Young became a regular base player, one might even say that the key. One has only to recall a terrific free-kick goal against Blackburn Rovers, a double in the match against Birmingham and everything immediately becomes clear. He played in 37 Premier League games and chalked up 9 goals. Thanks to a successful performance in the 2007/2008 season, Ashley Young was called up to England. In total, from 2007 to 2011, he played 157 matches and scored 30 goals.
Careers at Manchester United
June 23, 2011 Ashley Young joined the "Red Devils" for 20 million euros, signing a five-year contract. He made his debut as part of the Community Shield Cup in the Manchester Derby against Manchester City, the match ended in a victory for Manchester United with a score of 3-2. This rarely happens when a player makes his debut for a new club and immediately becomes the owner of the Super Bowl of England.
On August 14, he played his first match in the Premier League against West Bromwich (victory 2-1). In total, from 2011 and at the time of October 2017, he played 125 matches for the club and scored 11 goals. He won five trophies with the Reds: champion of the Premier League (2013), winner of the FA Cup (2016), winner of the Football League Cup (2017) and Community Shield (2011), as well as the winner of the League Cup UEFA Europe (2017th).
Performances for the national team
In August 2007, England head coach Steve McLaren challenged Ashley Young to join his team. This event happened on the eve of qualification for the European Championship 2008, the English were faced with fights against Russia and Israel. The debut for the “three lions” took place on November 16 in a friendly match against Austria.
He scored his first goal in February 2011 in a duel with the Danish national team. At the 2012 European Championships , held in Poland and Ukraine, Ashley Young played all possible matches, including the quarterfinal match against Italy, in which he failed to realize a penalty shoot-out.