Ashton Golding

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Personal information
Full nameAshton Nathaniel Graham Golding [1]
Born (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28)
Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013–19 Leeds Rhinos 651414084
2016(loan)Featherstone Rovers 32008
2019(loan)Featherstone Rovers 2270028
2020– Huddersfield Giants 7190036
2021(loan)Bradford Bulls 21004
Total16333140160
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017– Jamaica 72008
Source: [2] [3] [4]
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.

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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.

Early career

Golding was born in Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. [5] He is of Jamaican descent.

He previously played for amateur club Stanningley ARLFC.

Club career

Leeds

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.

Bradford (loan)

On 26 May 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Bradford in the RFL Championship on loan. [7]

Huddersfield

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]

International career

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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  4. "England Knights v Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. "Leeds full-back Ashton Golding over the moon to sign new five-year contract". 23 May 2017.
  6. "Super League: Leeds Rhinos teenager Ashton Golding has agreed a new four-year deal | Rugby League News". Sky Sports. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. "Huddersfield Giants sextet set for Championship loan moves". Yorkshire Live. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. "Challenge Cup final: Huddersfield Giants 14-16 Wigan Warriors". www.bbc.co.uk. 26 May 2022.
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