Ashley Boatswain

Ashley Boatswain

Personal information
Full name	Ashley Frank Boatswain [1]
Date of birth	(2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Colchester, England
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ipswich Town
Youth career
–2023	Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Ipswich Town	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Bury Town (loan)	2	(1)
2024	→ Leiston (loan)	13	(4)
2025	→ AFC Fylde (loan)	18	(1)
International career‡
2024–	Montserrat	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 4 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:51, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Ashley Frank Boatswain (born 19 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ipswich Town. Born in England, he plays for the Montserrat national team.

Career

Club

Boatswain was born in Colchester. He played in the academy at Ipswich Town at under-18 and under-21 level, playing senior football for the first time when he was loaned out to Isthmian League club Bury Town in December 2022. ^[2] In February 2024, he was loaned to Southern Football League club Leiston. ^[3] In January 2025, he joined AFC Fylde on loan until the end of the season. ^[4]

International

Boatswain was called up by Montserrat in September 2024, making his debut against El Salvador on 5 September. On 14 November 2024, he scored his first international goal against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bury Town (loan)	2022–23 [6]	Isthmian League North Division	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Leiston (loan)	2023–24 [7]	SFL Premier Division Central	13	4	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	14	4
Career total			15	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	5

1. Appearance in Suffolk Premier Cup

International

As of match played 8 September 2024 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Montserrat	2024	6	1
Total		6	1

International goals

Scores and results list Montserrat's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2024	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–2	1–2	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

1. "A. Boatswain". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
2. "Bury sign Ipswich forward on loan". Suffolk News. 23 December 2022.
3. "New striker joins the Blues on loan". www.leistonfc.co.uk.
4. https://afcfylde.co.uk/ashley-boatswain-joins-the-coasters/
5. Montserrat vs St. Vincent & the Grenadines | 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League (Television production). Trinidad: Concacaf. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
6. "Bury Town | Appearances | Ashley Boatswain | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
7. "Ashley Boatswain | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com.