Ashley Hodson

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Ashley Hodson
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Hodson playing for Liverpool in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ashley Hodson
Date of birth (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Prescot, Merseyside, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sheffield United
Number 11
Youth career
–2014 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2023 Liverpool 136 (4)
2022–2023Birmingham City (loan) 16 (3)
2023– Sheffield United 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Ashley Hodson (born 5 May 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for FA Women's Championship club Sheffield United.

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Club career

Liverpool

A product of Liverpool's youth development programme, [1] Hodson made her senior debut on 13 April 2014, in a 2–0 win over Sunderland in the fifth round of the FA Women's Cup. [2] On 20 April 2014, she made her league debut in a 0–0 draw against Chelsea. [3] In the 2014 season, she made a total of 11 appearances in all competitions and won her first FA WSL title. [4] On 30 July 2015, Hodson scored her first goal in a 3–0 away victory against Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA WSL Cup. [5] On 7 October 2015, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in a 1–0 away loss to Brescia. [6] On 25 November 2015, Hodson signed a new contract with the club. [7] In the 2015 season, she made a total of 18 appearances, scoring one goal. In the 2016 season, she made 10 league appearances and 2 FA WSL Cup appearances. In the 2017 season, she started every league and FA Women's Cup match, making a total of 11 appearances. [8] [4] On 23 November 2017, Liverpool announced that Hodson had signed new deal with the club. [9] She made her 50th domestic appearance for Liverpool in a 2–0 win over Everton on the opening day of the 2017–18 season. [10] On 18 February 2018, she scored her first FA Women's Cup goal in a 3–0 away victory against Chichester City. [11]

Birmingham City (loan)

On 28 July 2022, Hodson joined Birmingham City on a loan until the end of the season. [12] She scored her first goal for the club on 27 August 2022 in a league match against Sunderland. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2023. [8] [4]
ClubLeagueSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2014 FA WSL 1 602030110
2015 FA WSL90007120181
2016 FA WSL1000020120
2017 FA WSL8030110
2017–18 FA WSL1212151193
2018–19 FA WSL61310092
2019–20 FA WSL1302052202
2020–21 Championship 1200020140
2021–22 Championship 1320050182
Total8941222942013210
Birmingham City (loan)2022–23 Championship 1632110194
Total163211020194
Sheffield United F.C. 2023-24 Championship 1531020183
Total153102020183
Career total120101533242016917

Honours

Liverpool

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