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Ashley Coffey

Ashley Mark Coffey (born 1 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu. Born in Leeds, Coffey played for various English non-league clubs before turning professional in Sweden and going on to play in Finland.

Ashley Coffey
Personal information
Full name Ashley Mark Coffey
Date of birth (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2006–2008 Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 West Auckland Town 14 (3)
2014–2016 Newton Aycliffe
2016–2018 Marske United
2018–2019 Whitby Town 12 (2)
2019 Huddinge 11 (12)
2020 Haninge 29 (28)
2021–2022 AFC Eskilstuna 47 (18)
2023–2024 AC Oulu 48 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Career

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England

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Growing up, Coffey spent two years as part of the Bradford City academy before being released at aged 15 after being told that he was "too slow".[1] Following this, Coffey reflected on being released by the Bradford City academy, saying: "I didn't get a contract, so from there, I just thought, 'this is kind of over in terms of professional football, I'll get a qualification at university'".[1] He then attended the Teesside University.[2] While at university, he played for West Auckland Town before joining Newton Aycliffe in October 2014.[3] He later joined Marske United where he spent a year-and-a-half.[4] Following that he had a spell with Northern Premier League side Whitby Town scoring twice in 12 league games.[5]

Sweden

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In 2019 he moved abroad for the first time to join Swedish Division 2 side Huddinge where he scored 12 goals in the second half of the season.[6] The following season, he moved up a division to join Haninge where he finished as the top scorer in the league.[7] In January 2021, he joined Superettan side AFC Eskilstuna on a three-year deal.[8] After two years, he left the club.[9]

AC Oulu

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In January 2023, he joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu on a one-year deal with an option to extend for an additional year.[10] On 5 April 2023, Coffey made his professional league debut starting in a 2–0 win over KTP.[11] Coffey was the top goalscorer of the club in the 2023 season, scoring 19 goals and giving 6 assists in 36 matches in all competitions combined.[12] He was also the third-best goalscorer of the whole league in the 2023 season, after Bojan Radulović and Peter Godly Michael.[13]

On 10 November 2023, the club exercised their option to extend Coffey's contract for the 2024 season.[14] Coffey finished his second season with the club scoring 12 goals as the joint top goalscorer of Veikkausliiga with Jaime Moreno. After the last match of the season, he confirmed he would leave Oulu.[15] He scored a total of 36 goals, making him the second-best goalscorer in AC Oulu's history.

Personal life

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Before going professional with AFC Eskilstuna, Coffey worked at Internationella Engelska Skolan during his first year-and-a-half in Sweden.[2] Growing up, he was a Leeds United supporter and was both a season ticket holder and a mascot.[1]

Career statistics

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As of 19 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Whitby Town 2018–19 Northern Premier League 12 2 — — — 12 2
Huddinge IF 2019 Division 2 11 12 – — — 11 12
IFK Haninge 2020 Ettan 29 28 1 0 — — 30 29
AFC Eskilstuna 2021 Superettan 28 13 2 0 — — 30 13
2022 Superettan 19 5 1 0 — — 20 5
Total 47 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 50 18
AC Oulu 2023 Veikkausliiga 25 13 5 2 6 4 — 36 19
2024 Veikkausliiga 23 12 2 2 4 3 — 29 17
Total 48 25 7 4 10 7 0 0 65 36
Career total 147 85 11 4 10 7 0 0 168 96
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen and Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

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AC Oulu

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "England's rare trip to Finland, where Britons are thriving". BBC Sport. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ashley Coffey: Former Bradford City man ready to make the step-up in Sweden". englishplayersabroad.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ "DIXON SIGNS FOUR AS NEW ERA DAWNS". aycliffetoday.co.uk. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ "DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH ASHLEY COFFEY". Marske United F.C. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Whitby Town – Appearances – Ashley Coffey – 2018-2019". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  6. ^ "INTERVIEW: ASHLEY COFFEY". Whitby Town F.C. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Ettan Norra 2020". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. ^ "AFC Eskilstuna värvar dubbelt". superettan.se (in Swedish). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Officiellt: Ashley Coffey lämnar AFC Eskilstuna". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  10. ^ "OFFICIELLT: Ashley Coffey klar för AC Oulu". fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  11. ^ "KTP VS. OULU 0 - 2". soccerway.com. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  12. ^ REF soccerway, A. Coffey
  13. ^ Perustilastot, Veikkausliiga
  14. ^ Ashley Coffey jatkaa AC Oulussa, AC Oulu, 10 November 2023
  15. ^ 36 maalia AC Oululle tehnyt Ashley Coffey hy­väs­te­li Raatin yleisön – Verkko heilui myös lauan­tai­na, Kaleva, 19 October 2024
  16. ^ AC Oulun Ashley Coffey kuukauden pelaaja - Veikkausliigan toukokuun joukkue valittu, veikkausliiga.com, 7 June 2024
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