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Full name | Ashleigh Peter Townsend | ||
Date of birth | 10 February 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2006 | Cumberlands Patriots | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2006 | Indiana Invaders | 1 | (0) |
2007 | Cincinnati Kings | 19 | (0) |
2008 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 6 | (0) |
2009 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
Ashleigh Townsend (born 10 February 1985 in Halifax) is an English footballer who last played for Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division.
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Townsend moved from his native England to the United States in 2003 to play college soccer at the University of the Cumberlands, where he was recognized by the Mid-South Conference all four years as a member of the All-Conference Team.
Townsend began his professional career in 2007 when he signed for the Cincinnati Kings of the USL Second Division,[1] and made his professional debut on 21 April 2007 in Cincinnati's 2–0 opening day loss to the Richmond Kickers.[2] He went on to make 19 appearances for the Kings in his debut season.
Following Cincinnati's relegation to the USL Premier Development League, Townsend moved to Wilmington Hammerheads in 2008,[3] and moved to the Real Maryland Monarchs in 2009.[4]