| Zac Ashworth | |
| Fullname: | Zachary Ashworth[1] |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 2002 |
| Birth Place: | King's Lynn, England |
| Height: | 1.76m (05.77feet)[2] |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Blackpool |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | West Bromwich Albion |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs1: | West Bromwich Albion |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Burton Albion (loan) |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:00, 1 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15:13, 22 March 2024 |
Zachary Ashworth (born 6 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Blackpool. He is a Wales under-21 international.
Ashworth joined West Bromwich Albion's academy aged 10.[3] He signed a two-year professional contract with the club in July 2021.[4] He made his senior debut coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 FA Cup defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 8 January 2022.[5] [6] He made his league debut for the club on 30 April 2022 as a half-time substitute for the injured Conor Townsend in the 1–0 win at Reading.[7] On 6 July 2022, Ashworth then signed a new three-year contract with West Bromwich Albion, keeping him at the club until 2025.[8]
On 17 January 2023, Ashworth joined League One club Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season.[9]
On 20 July 2023, Ashworth joined League One club Bolton Wanderers on a season-long loan.[10] He scored on his debut for Bolton in a 1–0 win over Barrow in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023.[11]
On 27 June 2024, Blackpool announced the signing of Ashworth, on a three-year deal from West Bromwich Albion, for an undisclosed fee.[12]
Ashworth was called up to the Wales under-21 squad in March 2022 for the 2023 European under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Switzerland and Bulgaria.[13]
He is the son of former West Bromwich Albion and current Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth. He grew up as a West Bromwich Albion supporter.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2021–22 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| Career total | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 3 | |||
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