Ossama Wassim Ashley (born 23 February 2000) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for club
Salford City.
Playing career
AFC Wimbledon and West Ham United
Ashley joined
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in ...
's youth set-up in March 2017 after a spell in the
Fulham Academy
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The Academy, headed by director Sean Cullen, runs along the lines of many of the English football academies as deemed appropriate by the national governing body, and r ...
. On 5 December 2017, he made his professional debut as a substitute in a 2–0
EFL Trophy
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defeat at
Yeovil Town. On 4 March 2019, he signed a professional contract with AFC Wimbledon after impressing playing for the under-23s. In June 2020 he was released by AFC Wimbledon after his contract expired.
On 2 September 2020, following a successful trial, Ashley signed for
West Ham United
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on a one-year contract, with the option of further year. In May 2022, West Ham announced that Ashley would be leaving the club at the end of his contract in June 2022.
Colchester United
In July 2022, Ashley signed for
Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...
on a one-year contract.
Salford City
On 30 June 2023, Ashley became the third signing of the transfer window for fellow League Two club
Salford City, signing a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Following a successful
2024–25 season that saw Ashley named Salford City Player of the Season,
[ ] he had a contract extension triggered.
Personal life
Born in England, Ashley is of Jamaican and Moroccan descent.
Statistics
Honours
Individual
*
Salford City Supporters' Player of the Year:
2024–25
References
External links
AFC Wimbledon profile*
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2000 births
Living people
Footballers from the Royal Borough of Greenwich
People from Greenwich
English men's footballers
English people of Jamaican descent
Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
English people of Moroccan descent
Sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Men's association football midfielders
AFC Wimbledon players
Billericay Town F.C. players
West Ham United F.C. players
Colchester United F.C. players
Salford City F.C. players
Black British sportsmen
National League (English football) players
English Football League players
21st-century English sportsmen