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Full name | Ashton Nathaniel Graham Golding [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | 4 September 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 5 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 20 August 2024 |
Ashton Golding (born 4 September 1996) is a Jamaica international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and hooker for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.
Golding has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Leeds at Featherstone Rovers in the Championship.
Golding was born in Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. [5] He is of Jamaican descent.
He previously played for amateur club Stanningley ARLFC.
He made his début against London Broncos in 2013 and made sporadic appearances afterward. [6] At the start of the 2017 season Golding was given the number 1 jersey and played at fullback for most of the season until he lost his place to Jack Walker.
On 26 May 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Bradford in the RFL Championship on loan. [7]
In 2020, Golding signed for Huddersfield. On 28 May 2022, Golding played for Huddersfield in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final loss to Wigan. [8] Golding was limited to only eight matches with Huddersfield in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs. [9] Golding played 19 games for Huddersfield in the 2024 Super League season which saw the club finish 9th on the table. [10]
On 12 October 2017, Golding was named in Jamaica's squad to take on France in a World Cup warm up game. [11] He scored a try on début. Golding played in all three matches of Jamaica's first ever Rugby League World Cup campaign in 2022. [12]
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