Ashley Chambers

Leicester City

Born in Leicester, Leicestershire, Chambers joined the youth system of hometown club Leicester City aged eight. After playing for the Leicester under-18 team he made his reserve-team debut in March 2005. He became the club's youngest ever first-team player at the age of 15 years and 203 days after making his debut as a substitute in a League Cup second round win over Blackpool on 20 September 2005. He made his league debut against Cardiff City on 26 November 2007. Chambers signed a new contract with Leicester in November 2008, which contracted him to the club until June 2011.

On 21 August, Chambers joined League One club Wycombe Wanderers on loan until 2 January 2010. He returned to Leicester on 16 November. He signed for League Two club Grimsby Town on 22 January 2010 on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. He made his debut in the away defeat against Rotherham United a few days later. After making his debut, Chambers fell out of contention at Blundell Park with manager Neil Woods bolstering his squad with the signings of fellow forwards Lee Peacock and Tommy Wright. He failed to make another appearance until 20 March when he came off the bench late on to and score a 91st-minute winner in a 3–2 win against AFC Bournemouth. The following week Chambers was given a go from the start, and scored again, this time with Grimsby being defeated 4–1 at Rochdale.

On 11 August 2010, Chambers scored two goals to help Leicester reserves win the…

Chambers made his debut for the England national under-16 team against Wales in the 2005 Victory Shield on 14 October 2005, scoring the third goal in a 4–0 victory. His seventh and last cap at this level came against Japan in a 1–1 draw on 17 April 2006, having scored three goals for the team. His first international appearance for England came for the under-17s against Finland as a 62nd-minute substitute on 2 August 2005 in the 2005 Nordic Tournament. The following day Chambers scored a hat-trick against the Faroe Islands in a 7–0 victory on his full debut. He was named in the under-17 squad for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in August 2007. Chambers was on the bench for England's opening Group B match against North Korea but started the following match against New Zealand, scoring the final goal in the 88th minute of a 5–0 victory. He was limited to the bench for the final group match against Brazil but entered the Round of 16 3–1 win over Syria as a 90th-minute substitute. After entering England's quarter-final 4–1 defeat to Germany as a 58th-minute substitute he was sent off in the 88th minute for a rash tackle. This was his last appearance at under-17 level, for whom he played 13 matches and scored seven goals.

Chambers then represented the under-18 team, making his debut against Ghana on 20 November after entering the match as a 72nd-minute substitute, having been called into the squad as a replacement for Victor Moses. He earned his second and final cap for the…

Chambers primarily plays as a striker, describing himself as "a striker that likes to run in behind defences off a big striker", but is also able to play as a winger.

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