Brian Ashton (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brian Ashton | ||
Date of birth | September 5, 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Sudbury, Ontario | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Defensive Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992 | London Lasers | 3 | (0) |
1998–2004 | Toronto Lynx | 159 | (13) |
2002 |
→ Mississauga Olympians (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
1991 | Canada U17 | 2 | (0) |
1992 | Canada U20 | 5 | (1) |
1994 | Canada U23 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of n/a |
Brian Ashton (born September 5, 1974) is a Canadian former soccer player who played notably with the Toronto Lynx, and is currently the Ontario Soccer Association Region 6 Head Coach.
Professional career
Ashton attended
Ashton began playing professional soccer with the London Lasers in 1992.[3] Although receiving a tryout offer from Premier League club Sheffield United in 1993, he never officially made the squad.[4]
He later played with the
Once the 2002 A-League season came to a conclusion he was loaned to the
International career
Ashton made his national team debut on March 25, 1991, with the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team at the 1991 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament. He later featured with the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team in the 1992 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament. He also played with the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie.[14]
References
- ^ Hutchison, Jim (May 28, 1990). "St. Charles wins NOSSA". North Bay Nugget. p. 16. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Macfarlane, Bruce (May 31, 1993). "St. Charles gains revenge in NOSSA soccer finals". North Bay Nugget. p. 11. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Brian Ashton soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ Pascal, Randy (September 12, 2023). "Laurentian soccer celebrates and Ashton heads overseas - in Sept of 1993". Sudbury Sports. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "The Team". August 19, 2000. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Glover, Robin (April 9, 1998). "A-League pre season game of Thursday April 9, 1998". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ^ Nutt, Dave (April 10, 2003). "LYNX SIGN FORMER ALL-STAR". Rocket Robin`s Home Page. TORONTO LYNX MEDIA RELEASE.
- ^ "Brian Ashton | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Winnipeg Fury (September 9, 2000). "CP article: Lynx Advance to Semi's". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ^ RUMLESKI, Kathy. "CPSL playoff picture still unclear". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Glover, Robin (September 11, 2002). "Result of the Wednesday September 11th, 2002 CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and Mississauga Olympians played at Memorial Park in Streetsville at 8:00pm. This was the first game of the two leg quarterfinal of the League Cup". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
- ^ Glover, Robin (October 18, 2002). "Result of the Friday October 18th, 2002 CPSL Wild Card game to determine semi-finalists for the Rogers Cup between North York Astros and Mississauga Olympians". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
- ^ Lynch, Rob (February 12, 2004). "There's Only One Number 8". USLFans.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.