| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zachary Ashworth [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | King's Lynn, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) [2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackpool | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2022 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2024– | Blackpool | 10 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Ross County (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2024 | Wales U21 | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:27, 11 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:13, 15 October 2024 | |||
Zachary Ashworth (born 6 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Blackpool. Born in England, he represents Wales internationally.
Ashworth joined West Bromwich Albion's academy aged 10. [3] He signed a two-year professional contract with the club in July 2021. [4] He made his senior debut coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 FA Cup defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 8 January 2022. [5] [6] He made his league debut for the club on 30 April 2022 as a half-time substitute for the injured Conor Townsend in the 1–0 win at Reading. [7] On 6 July 2022, Ashworth then signed a new three-year contract with West Bromwich Albion, keeping him at the club until 2025. [8]
On 17 January 2023, Ashworth joined League One club Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season. [9] He made his debut for the club on 28 January 2023, in a 2–0 win against Oxford United. [10]
On 20 July 2023, Ashworth joined League One club Bolton Wanderers on a season-long loan. [11] He scored on his debut for Bolton in a 1–0 win over Barrow in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023. [12]
On 27 June 2024, Blackpool announced the signing of Ashworth, on a three-year deal from West Bromwich Albion, for an undisclosed fee. [13] He made his debut for the club on 13 August 2024, in a 4–0 win against Burton Albion in the EFL Cup. [14]
In January 2025, Ashworth joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on loan until the end of the season. [15] He made his debut for the club on 18 January 2025, in a 3–2 defeat to Livingston in the Scottish Cup. [16]
Ashworth was called up to the Wales under-21 squad in March 2022 for the 2023 European under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Switzerland and Bulgaria. [17]
He is the son of former West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth. [3] He grew up as a West Bromwich Albion supporter. [7] His younger brother, Finn, turned professional at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2024. [18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2021–22 [19] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2022–23 [20] | League One | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2023–24 [21] | League One | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 [c] | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Blackpool | 2024–25 [22] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 [c] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025–26 [23] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Ross County | 2024–25 [22] | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [d] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 56 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 78 | 3 | ||
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