Ashley Fletcher

Manchester United

Fletcher joined Bolton Wanderers at the age of nine, before moving to Manchester United at the age of 13. He signed his first professional contract with Manchester United in May 2014. Fletcher signed for Barnsley on loan in January 2016. He scored on his professional debut on 9 January 2016, in a 1–1 draw with Fleetwood Town in the Football League Trophy Northern Area Final first leg, and scored his first league goal on 20 February 2016. On 3 April 2016 he scored a goal in the 2016 Football League Trophy Final as Barnsley won the competition. On 29 May 2016, he scored the opening goal in Barnsley's 3–1 victory in the 2016 Football League One play-off final against Millwall, helping Barnsley return to the Championship. In total Fletcher scored nine goals in 27 games for Barnsley during his spell at the club. After impressing while on loan at Barnsley, Fletcher was offered a new contract at Manchester United amid interest from Championship side Leeds United. On 23 June 2016, it was reported that he had turned down the contract offer to stay at Manchester United but would continue to train at the club.

West Ham United

In July 2016, Fletcher signed a four-year deal with West Ham United. He made his unofficial debut for West Ham United's development squad on 15 July 2016 in a 2–0 pre-season friendly defeat away to Chelmsford City. His West Ham debut came on 18 August in the UEFA Europa League when he was introduced as a last minute substitute…

Born in England, Fletcher is of Jamaican descent. In November 2015, Fletcher made his debut for the England under-20 side, scoring ten minutes after coming on as a substitute. In March 2016, he was called up to face the Canada under-20s, playing up front with his then Manchester United teammate Marcus Rashford, and scored in a 4–1 win.

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Born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Fletcher attended Canon Slade School in Bolton, where he obtained 12 GCSEs all with grades of either A or B. He played football, cricket, basketball, and athletics for the school.