Luca Ashby-Hammond (born 25 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Ashby-Hammond[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2019 | Fulham | ||
| 2019 | → Liverpool (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Harrow Borough (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Stockport County (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 45 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Notts County (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Gillingham (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | England U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | England U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | England U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:45, 2 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editFulham
editBorn in Kingston upon Thames, Ashby-Hammond began his career with Fulham. After a youth loan at Liverpool in March 2019,[3] he spent time on loan at non-league clubs Harrow Borough,[4] Stockport County and Aldershot Town.[2] He signed on loan for Crawley Town in July 2023.[5]
On 10 January 2024, Ashby-Hammond was recalled from his loan at Crawley Town and joined fellow League Two club Notts County on loan until the end of the season.[6][7][8] He signed on loan for Gillingham in August 2024, making four appearances in all competitions before returning to his parent club in January 2025.[9][10]
Ashby-Hammond departed Fulham upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.[11]
Plymouth Argyle
editOn 23 July 2025, Ashby-Hammond joined League One club Plymouth Argyle on a one-year contract after a successful trial.[12][13] He was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2025–26 season.[14]
International career
editPersonal life
editAshby-Hammond has a brother, Taye, who is also a goalkeeper.[16] The brothers played against each other in an EFL Trophy match on 12 November 2024, with Luca appearing for Gillingham and Taye for Stevenage in a 1–1 draw.[17]
References
edit- ↑ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- 1 2 "England - L. Ashby-Hammond - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
- ↑ "The key role Fulham played in Liverpool's FA Youth Cup campaign". Football London. 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "Luca Ashby-Hammond | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com.
- ↑ "Crawley sign Fulham keeper Ashby-Hammond on loan". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "LUCA ASHBY-HAMMOND RECALLED BY FULHAM". www.crawleytownfc.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ↑ "Signing: Ashby-Hammond". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ↑ "Fulham keeper Ashby-Hammond joins Notts on loan". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Luca Ashby-Hammond: Gillingham sign Fulham goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
- ↑ "Ashby-Hammond back from Gillingham". Fulham FC. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "Player departures". www.fulhamfc.com. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ "Luca Ashby-Hammond signs for Argyle | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ "Plymouth Argyle: Goalkeeper Luca Ashby-Hammond signs one-year deal". BBC Sport. 23 July 2025.
- ↑ "Brendan Galloway among nine released by Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 7 May 2026.
- ↑ Luca Ashby-Hammond at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Taye Ashby-Hammond". Pitchero.
- ↑ Cawdell, Luke (13 November 2024). "'I'll bet that's the first time it's ever happened in world football!'". Kent Online. Retrieved 9 March 2025.