Ashley Mark Coffey (born 1 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays 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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ashley Mark Coffey | ||
Date of birth | 1 December 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
Number | 9 | ||
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– | AC Oulu | 47 | (24) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 |
Career
editEngland
editGrowing up, Coffey spent two years as part of the Bradford City academy before attending Teesside University.[1] While at university, he played for West Auckland Town before joining Newton Aycliffe in October 2014.[2] He later joined Marske United where he spent a year-and-a-half.[3] Following that he had a spell with Northern Premier League side Whitby Town scoring twice in 12 league games.[4]
Sweden
editIn 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.[5] The following season, he moved up a division to join Haninge where he finished as the top scorer in the league.[6] In January 2021, he joined Superettan side AFC Eskilstuna on a three-year deal.[7] After two years, he left the club.[8]
AC Oulu
editIn January 2023, he joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu on a one-year deal with an option to extend for an additional year.[9] On 5 April 2023, Coffey made his professional league debut starting in a 2–0 win over KTP.[10] 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.[11] He was also the third-best goalscorer of the whole league in the 2023 season, after Bojan Radulović and Peter Godly Michael.[12]
On 10 November 2023, the club exercised their option to extend Coffey's contract for the 2024 season.[13]
Personal life
editBefore going professional with AFC Eskilstuna, Coffey worked at Internationella Engelska Skolan during his first year-and-a-half in Sweden.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of 6 October 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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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 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 28 | 16 | ||
Total | 47 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 35 | ||
Career total | 146 | 84 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 95 |
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen and Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
editAC Oulu
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2023
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: May 2024[14]
- Ettan Norra Golden Boot: 2020[6]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "DIXON SIGNS FOUR AS NEW ERA DAWNS". aycliffetoday.co.uk. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH ASHLEY COFFEY". Marske United F.C. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Whitby Town – Appearances – Ashley Coffey – 2018-2019". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: ASHLEY COFFEY". Whitby Town F.C. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Ettan Norra 2020". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "AFC Eskilstuna värvar dubbelt". superettan.se (in Swedish). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Officiellt: Ashley Coffey lämnar AFC Eskilstuna". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "OFFICIELLT: Ashley Coffey klar för AC Oulu". fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "KTP VS. OULU 0 - 2". soccerway.com. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ REF soccerway, A. Coffey
- ^ Perustilastot, Veikkausliiga
- ^ Ashley Coffey jatkaa AC Oulussa, AC Oulu, 10 November 2023
- ^ AC Oulun Ashley Coffey kuukauden pelaaja - Veikkausliigan toukokuun joukkue valittu, veikkausliiga.com, 7 June 2024
External links
edit- Ashley Coffey at Soccerway
- Ashley Coffey at WorldFootball.net
- Ashley Mark Coffey at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)