Ashley Westwood (footballer, born 1990)

Ashley Westwood
Westwood with Crewe Alexandra in 2012
Personal information
Full name Ashley Roy Westwood
Date of birth (1990-04-01) 1 April 1990
Place of birth Nantwich, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Charlotte FC
Number 8
Youth career
–2008 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Crewe Alexandra 128 (14)
2008Nantwich Town (loan)
2012–2017 Aston Villa 147 (5)
2017–2023 Burnley 162 (7)
2023– Charlotte FC 73 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:51, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Ashley Roy Westwood (born 1 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for MLS club Charlotte FC.

Westwood's first club was Crewe Alexandra, where he spent his first season on loan at his hometown club Nantwich Town from the Northern Premier League Premier Division. After five seasons and 128 league appearances in League One and League Two for Crewe, Westwood joined Premier League club Aston Villa in Birmingham where he scored his first Premier League goal in his second season with them. Six months after Villa dropped out of the Premier League, Westwood joined Burnley, returning to the Premier League in the process. He was Burnley's Player of the Season for 2018–19. He joined Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC in January 2023.