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 (1995-05-06) 6 May 1995 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Prescot, Merseyside, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–2014 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2023 Liverpool 136 (4)
2022–2023 → Birmingham City (loan) 16 (3)
2023–2024 Sheffield United 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Ashley Hodson (born 6 May 1995) is a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool for nine seasons, as well as Women's Championship clubs Birmingham City and Sheffield United.

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Club career

Liverpool

A product of Liverpool's youth development programme, [2] 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. [3] On 20 April 2014, she made her league debut in a 0–0 draw against Chelsea. [4] In the 2014 season, she made a total of 11 appearances in all competitions and won her first FA WSL title. [5]

On 30 July 2015, Hodson scored her first goal in a 3–0 away victory against Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA WSL Cup. [6] On 7 October 2015, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in a 1–0 away loss to Brescia. [7] On 25 November 2015, Hodson signed a new contract with the club. [8] In the 2015 season, she made a total of 18 appearances, scoring one goal. [1]

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. [1] [5]

Hodson made her 50th domestic appearance for Liverpool in a 2–0 win over Everton on the opening day of the 2017–18 season. [9] On 23 November 2017, Liverpool announced that Hodson had signed new deal with the club. [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]

Sheffield United

On 23 July 2024, having made over 100 appearances for Liverpool, Hodson signed for Sheffield United. [14]

On 30 July 2024, she announced her retirement from football. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2023. [1] [5]
ClubLeagueSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Continental [c] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2014 FA WSL 1 602030—110
2015 FA WSL90007120181
2016 FA WSL1000020—120
2017 FA WSL8030——110
2017–18 FA WSL1212151—193
2018–19 FA WSL613100—92
2019–20 FA WSL1302052—202
2020–21 Championship 1200020—140
2021–22 Championship 1320050—182
Total8941222942013210
Birmingham City (loan)2022–23 Championship 1632110—194
Total163211020194
Sheffield United F.C. 2023-24 Championship 1531020183
Total153102020183
Career total120101533242016917

Honours

Liverpool

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ashley Hodson at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Ones to watch: Liverpool". Sunderland A.F.C. Ladies. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Match Report: Sunderland Ladies 0 – 2 Liverpool Ladies". Liverpool Ladies Fans. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool and Chelsea Ladies draw blanks at Staines". The Football Association. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Liverpool Ladies F.C. player statistics". Liverpool Ladies F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Match Report: Doncaster Rovers Belles 0 – 3 Liverpool Ladies". Liverpool Ladies Fans. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ashley Hodson player profile". UEFA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Harris, Hodson and Zelem: Liverpool ladies trio sign new deals". BBC Sport. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Ladies attacker Ashley Hodson looks to the future". Liverpool L.F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Ladies quartet sign new deals". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Report: Liverpool Ladies reach quarter-finals of FA Cup". Liverpool Ladies F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ashley Hodson joins Blues!". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Report: Sunderland 0-4 Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  14. ↑ Frith, Wilf (23 July 2023). "Experienced midfielder Ashley Hodson joins Sheffield United Women". SheKicks . Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  15. ↑ Urquhart, Joe (30 July 2024). "Ashley Hodson announces retirement from football - Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

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