Ashleigh Goddard

Ashleigh Goddard

Personal information
Full name	Ashleigh Jane Goddard
Date of birth	(1992-04-19) 19 April 1992 (age 33) [1]
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Stevenage
Number	23
Youth career
2000–2010	Arsenal
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	DePaul Blue Demons	76	(11)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Reading
2015–2018	London Bees
2018	FC Nordsjælland
2018–2019	Apollon Ladies
2019–2021	Crystal Palace	2+	(0+)
2022–2023	London Bees	20	(1)
2023–2024	AFC Wimbledon
2024–2025	Queens Park Rangers
2025–	Stevenage
International career
	England U17
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ashleigh Jane Goddard (born 19 April 1992) ^[1] is an English footballer who plays for Stevenage. She previously played for London Bees and Crystal Palace. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Goddard started her career at Arsenal. ^[5]

As a child Ashleigh Goddard won the reality show Wayne Rooney's Street Striker. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Club career

She began her career in the youth academy at Arsenal between 2000 and 2010. ^{[1] [5]}

She joined FA Women's National League Division One South East club Queens Park Rangers in summer 2024. ^[1] She joined Stevenage in July 2025. ^[9]

International career

Goddard represented England U17. ^[9]

References

1. "Ashleigh Goddard". Queens Park Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
2. "'I had to learn to walk again' - Ashleigh Goddard joins London Bees after stroke recovery". BBC Sport. January 14, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
3. "Goddard: Playing professionally in England is still the dream". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. November 4, 2019.
4. "Official website of Queens Park Rangers for the latest news from Loftus Road". QPR FC. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
5. "Football competition winner heading off to World Cup final". Times Series. July 6, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
6. "Finchley teen on TV with England footballer Wayne Rooney". Times Series. November 7, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
7. "Footballer Ashleigh Goddard: I Was Body-Shamed After Winning Wayne Rooney's Street Striker". Women's Health. Dec 3, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
8. Whyatt, Katie (November 24, 2019). "Crystal Palace's Ashleigh Goddard reveals hurt of internet abuse after winning Wayne Rooney street skills competition". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via www.telegraph.co.uk.
9. "Ashleigh Goddard". Stevenage Football Club. Retrieved 15 December 2025.