Ashley Westwood (footballer born 1990)
Westwood in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ashley Roy Westwood | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Nantwich, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Burnley | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Crewe Alexandra | 128 | (14) |
| 2008 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | ||
| 2012–2017 | Aston Villa | 147 | (5) |
| 2017– | Burnley | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:52, 6 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Ashley Roy Westwood (born 1 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Burnley.
Born in Nantwich, Cheshire, Westwood started his career in the academy at Crewe Alexandra. He signed his first professional contract in April 2008, along with Luke Danville, Chris Clements, Josh Thompson, AJ Leitch-Smith and Luke Murphy. He joined hometown club Nantwich Town, playing in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, on loan in 2008.
The following season saw Westwood break into first team appearing 38 times for the club along with six goals – the first coming in a 3–2 away win at Chesterfield. The season, however, did see Westwood receive his first career red card in the 0–1 home defeat to Notts County for squaring up to Luke Rodgers after the pair tussled for the ball, the County striker was sent off for the incident as well. The young midfielder impressed the Crewe management over the season and was rewarded with a new two-year contract in December and his performances over the season were rewarded with him named the club's player of the season.
A further 46 appearances followed in the 2010–11 season along with six goals, including two in the 3–3 home draw to Torquay United. Following a string of impressive performances, Westwood signed a new deal intended to keep him at the club until 2014 midway through the campaign.
With the release of David Artell in the summer of 2012, Westwood was handed the club captaincy of Crewe by manager Steve Davis. The young midfielder made three league appearances before he was linked with a move to the Premier League with Swansea. "It's the first time he'll have had this sort of speculation in his career," Crewe manager Steve Davis commented before adding: "he's got to be professional in how he deals with it".
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