![]() Ashton in 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dean Ashton[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 November 1983||
Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Stoke City | |||
–2005 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2005 | Crewe Alexandra | 158 | (61) |
2005–2006 | Norwich City | 44 | (17) |
2006–2009 | West Ham United | 46 | (15) |
Total | 248 | (93) | |
International career | |||
2001 | England U17 | 1 | (1) |
2001–2002 | England U19 | 5 | (5) |
2002 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
2004–2005 | England U21 | 9 | (4) |
2008 | England | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dean Ashton (born 24 November 1983) is an English former professional footballer. He made over 240 appearances as a forward in the Football League and Premier League for Crewe Alexandra, Norwich City and West Ham United, and was capped by England. He was highly praised as a talented centre forward, but had a career frustrated by injury. He retired on 11 December 2009, aged 26, after failing to recover from a long-term ankle injury sustained during international duty with England.