Matty Ashton (born 28 July 1998) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Warrington Wolves in the

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. He previously played for

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, where he made his professional debut in 2019. He made his debut at international level for England in 2023.

Early life

Ashton grew up in Heywood, Greater Manchester, and began playing rugby league at the age of seven with Rochdale Mayfield. He later attended Hopwood Hall College, where he was coached by

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Playing career

Early career

After playing for two seasons in Rochdale Mayfield's open age team in the National Conference League, Ashton spent a year in Australia, where he played for the Mullumbimby Giants in the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League. After a successful trial, Ashton signed a one year contract with Championship side

in December 2018. He became the league's top try scorer during the 2019 season, scoring 30 tries in total, and won the Championship Young Player of the Year award.

Warrington Wolves

In August 2019, Ashton was signed by

club Warrington Wolves for an undisclosed fee. He made his Super League début for Warrington against Wigan in January 2020. In round 5 of the 2023 Super League season, Ashton scored a hat-trick in Warrington's 38-20 victory over

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. Ashton played 25 games for Warrington in the 2023 Super League season and scored 18 tries as Warrington finished sixth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. Ashton played in the clubs elimination playoff loss against St Helens.

International career

On 28 October 2023 he scored two tries and won Player of the match in his second game for v .

References

External links

Warrington Wolves profile
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