Ashley Young
247appearances
39goals
#798legacy number
| Position | Midfielder |
| Nationality | England |
| Villa career | 2006-2011, 2021-2023 — a goal every 6.3 games |
| Captaincy | 2022–2023 |
| Era | The Premier League Years (1992–2016) |
Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded).
Aston Villa Record — by competition
Season-by-season Villa record for Ashley Young, with a total for each competition. Villa appearances only. Detailed stats (minutes, shooting, defensive actions) exist from 2017–18 onward; earlier seasons show appearances, goals and cards only. St starts · Pk penalties scored · Y/R/2Y cards · Sh shots · SoT on target · Fls/Fld fouls for/against · Off offsides · Crs crosses · Int interceptions · TkW tackles won · PkW/PkC penalties won/conceded · OG own goals · Cmp complete matches · Sub sub apps · PPG points per game · +/- team goal difference on pitch.
Premier League
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 13 | 11 | 979 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | 37 | 37 | 3,284 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | 36 | 36 | 3,190 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009-10 | 37 | 37 | 3,300 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010-11 | 34 | 34 | 3,050 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021-22 | 24 | 10 | 1,250 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 44 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 1.38 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 29 | 23 | 2,036 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 42 | 22 | 27 | — | — | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1.69 | -1 |
| Total | 210 | 188 | 17,089 | 31 | 42 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 134 | 268 | 61 | 2 | 86 | 35 | 33 | — | — | 1 | 155 | 22 | — | -1 |
FA Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2010-11 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Total | 13 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | -2 |
EFL Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2009-10 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2010-11 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 2 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | +3 |
| Total | 13 | 12 | 253 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | +3 |
Europa League
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | 6 | 6 | 445 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2010-11 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 445 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
UEFA Intertoto Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Profile
| Signed for | £11.88m |
| Left for | Free |
| Age on debut | 21 |
| Starts · sub appearances | 222 · 25 |
| Assists | 63 (102 goal involvements) |
| Cards | 46 yellow · 2 red |
| International career | 39 caps, 7 goals |
Career detail from AVDB — The Aston Villa Database, used with credit.