Harrison Ashby is a professional footballer who plays for Newcastle United.
Newcastle United, like all football clubs, are constantly on the lookout for exciting, young talent that could one day become first-team stars.
Usually, they’re signed on the cheap like Alex Murphy or Leo Shahar, but that wasn’t the case with Harrison Ashby.
The young defender cost Newcastle millions but he is yet to play in a competitive match for the club.
He has returned to Eddie Howe’s squad for pre-season after a year out on loan and this summer might be his final chance to earn a spot in the first team.
Here’s what you need to know about him.
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Who is Harrison Ashby?
Harrison Charles Ashby is a right-back who plays for Newcastle United.
He started his career at Chelsea but moved to West Ham United aged nine and worked his way up all the ranks to play for the senior side at the London Stadium, earning praise from Irons icon Mark Noble.
Newcastle moved to sign him in January 2023 and he has since gone out on two loan spells at Swansea City and QPR in the Championship.
Though he has played for Newcastle in friendlies, his competitive debut still awaits.
How much did Newcastle United pay for Harrison Ashby?
Newcastle paid £3m to West Ham United to sign Ashby in January 2023.
The prospect had already played several first-team games for West Ham but has been unable to kick on and reach his potential at Newcastle.
Harrison Ashby age
Ashby was born in Milton Keynes, England, on November 14, 2001. As of July 2025, he is 23 years old.
Though his career is still young, he is running out of time to break into the Newcastle team.
Harrison Ashby height
Ashby stands at 5’10” tall, helping him be a pacey full-back who can still challenge wingers physically.
Harrison Ashby squad number
Ashby is assigned the No.30 shirt at St. James’ Park, though he is yet to play competitively for the club.
Harrison Ashby stats
Ashby’s career stats for club and country so far.
| Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards |
| West Ham United U18s | 23 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| West Ham United U21s | 41 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1 |
| West Ham United | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle United U21s | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swansea City (loan) | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| QPR (loan) | 31 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Scotland U17s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland U19s | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland U21s | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Harrison Ashby Instagram and X/Twitter accounts
Ashby has an official Instagram account with a huge following of 134k. You can find him @harrisonashbyy.
He does not appear to have a public X, formerly Twitter, account.
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