
Dean Ashton
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Dean Ashton (born 24 November 1983) is an English former professional footballer. He made over 240 appearances as a forward in the Football League and Premier League for Crewe Alexandra, Norwich City and West Ham United, and was capped by England. He was highly praised as a talented centre forward, but had a career frustrated by injury. He retired on 11 December 2009, aged 26, after failing to recover from a long-term ankle injury sustained during international duty with England.
Career
- 1983Born
- 2000Joined Crewe Alexandra F.C.
- 2001Joined England national under-17 association football team
- 2001Joined England national under-19 association football team
- 2002Joined England national under-20 association football team
- 2004Joined England national under-21 association football team
- 2005Joined Norwich City F.C.
- 2006Joined West Ham United F.C.
- 2008Joined England men's national association football team
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Swindon
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom
- •Known as: association football player, sports commentator
- •Sport: association football
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