Luca Ashby-Hammond

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Luca Ashby-Hammond
Personal information
Full name Luca Ashby-Hammond [1]
Date of birth (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Plymouth Argyle
Number 21
Youth career
2009–2019 Fulham
2019Liverpool (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 Fulham 0 (0)
2019–2020Harrow Borough (loan) 11 (0)
2022Stockport County (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023Aldershot Town (loan) 45 (0)
2023–2024Crawley Town (loan) 7 (0)
2024Notts County (loan) 11 (0)
2024–2025Gillingham (loan) 1 (0)
2025– Plymouth Argyle 6 (0)
International career
2015–2016 England U15 5 (0)
2016 England U16 4 (0)
2017–2018 England U17 7 (0)
2018–2019 England U18 7 (0)
2019 England U19 5 (0)
2020 England U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:39, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

Luca Ashby-Hammond (born 25 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle.

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Club career

Fulham

Born in Kingston upon Thames, Ashby-Hammond began his career with Fulham. After a youth loan at Liverpool in March 2019, [3] he spent time on loan at non-league clubs Harrow Borough, [4] Stockport County and Aldershot Town. [2] He signed on loan for Crawley Town in July 2023. [5]

On 10 January 2024, Ashby-Hammond was recalled from his loan at Crawley Town and joined fellow League Two club Notts County on loan until the end of the season. [6] [7] [8] He signed on loan for Gillingham in August 2024, making four appearances in all competitions before returning to his parent club in January 2025. [9] [10]

Ashby-Hammond departed Fulham upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season. [11]

Plymouth Argyle

On 23 July 2025, Ashby-Hammond joined League One club Plymouth Argyle on a one-year contract after a successful trial. [12] [13]

International career

Ashby-Hammond has represented England at various youth groups up to under-20 level. [14]

Personal life

Ashby-Hammond has a brother, Taye, who is also a goalkeeper. [15] The brothers played against each other in an EFL Trophy match on 12 November 2024, with Luca appearing for Gillingham and Taye for Stevenage in a 1–1 draw. [16]

References

  1. "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 "England - L. Ashby-Hammond - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  3. "The key role Fulham played in Liverpool's FA Youth Cup campaign". Football London. 17 March 2019.
  4. "Luca Ashby-Hammond | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com.
  5. "Crawley sign Fulham keeper Ashby-Hammond on loan". BBC Sport.
  6. "LUCA ASHBY-HAMMOND RECALLED BY FULHAM". www.crawleytownfc.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. "Signing: Ashby-Hammond". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. "Fulham keeper Ashby-Hammond joins Notts on loan". BBC Sport.
  9. "Luca Ashby-Hammond: Gillingham sign Fulham goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
  10. "Ashby-Hammond back from Gillingham". Fulham FC. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  11. "Player departures". www.fulhamfc.com. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  12. "Luca Ashby-Hammond signs for Argyle | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  13. "Plymouth Argyle: Goalkeeper Luca Ashby-Hammond signs one-year deal". BBC Sport. 23 July 2025.
  14. Luca Ashby-Hammond at WorldFootball.net
  15. "Taye Ashby-Hammond". Pitchero.
  16. Cawdell, Luke (13 November 2024). "'I'll bet that's the first time it's ever happened in world football!'". Kent Online. Retrieved 9 March 2025.