Ashley Coffey

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.

Ashley Coffey
Personal information
Full name Ashley Mark Coffey
Date of birth (1993-12-01) 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
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 23 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

Growing 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]

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.[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]

In January 2023, he joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu on a one-year deal with an option to extend for a further year.[9] On 5 April 2023, Coffey made his professional league debut starting in a 2–0 win over KTP.[10]

Personal life

Before going professional with AFC Eskilstuna, Coffey worked at Internationella Engelska Skolan during his first year-and-a-half in Sweden.[1]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Ashley Coffey: Former Bradford City man ready to make the step-up in Sweden". englishplayersabroad.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. "DIXON SIGNS FOUR AS NEW ERA DAWNS". aycliffetoday.co.uk. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. "DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH ASHLEY COFFEY". Marske United F.C. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. "Whitby Town – Appearances – Ashley Coffey – 2018-2019". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. "INTERVIEW: ASHLEY COFFEY". Whitby Town F.C. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. "Ettan Norra 2020". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. "AFC Eskilstuna värvar dubbelt". superettan.se (in Swedish). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. "Officiellt: Ashley Coffey lämnar AFC Eskilstuna". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. "OFFICIELLT: Ashley Coffey klar för AC Oulu". fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  10. "KTP VS. OULU 0 - 2". soccerway.com. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.


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