PLAYER PROFILE

Ashley Young

Position: Midfield

Height: 5'11

Weight: 10st 3lbs

Date of Birth: 1985-07-09 Stevenage, England

Ashley Young

Ashley Young is a talented striker who rose through the youth ranks at Watford to be named the Young Player of the Year in 2004/05.

His ascent has been rapid. After making just five substitute appearances in the 2003/04 season, he shot up the ranks to make a further 34 in 2004/05, before making an astonishing 41 starts in 2005/06, scoring 14 goals along the way.

During his first season in the Barclays Premiership, he played 23 times, scoring four goals. Indeed, so impressive was his form for Watford that Martin O'Neill signed him for Aston Villa for a fee of £9million in January 2007.

His first half season at Villa Park proved to be a good one as he became a regular starter. He is certainly part of Martin O'Neill's plans to push Villa towards Europe.