Ashleigh Goddard

Ashleigh Goddard
Personal information
Full name Ashleigh Jane Goddard
Date of birth (1992-04-19) 19 April 1992[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Stevenage
Number 23
Youth career
2000–2010 Arsenal
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 DePaul Blue Demons 76 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Reading
2015–2018 London Bees
2018 FC Nordsjælland
2018–2019 Apollon Ladies
2019–2021 Crystal Palace 2+ (0+)
2022–2023 London Bees 20 (1)
2023–2024 AFC Wimbledon
2024–2025 Queens Park Rangers
2025– Stevenage
International career
England U17
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ashleigh Jane Goddard (born 19 April 1992)[1] is an English footballer who plays for Stevenage. She previously played for London Bees and Crystal Palace.[2][3][4] Goddard started her career at Arsenal.[5]

As a child Ashleigh Goddard won the reality show Wayne Rooney's Street Striker.[6][7][8]

Club career

She began her career in the youth academy at Arsenal between 2000 and 2010.[1][5]

She joined FA Women's National League Division One South East club Queens Park Rangers in summer 2024.[1] She joined Stevenage in July 2025.[9]

International career

Goddard represented England U17.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ashleigh Goddard". Queens Park Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  2. ^ "'I had to learn to walk again' - Ashleigh Goddard joins London Bees after stroke recovery". BBC Sport. January 14, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Goddard: Playing professionally in England is still the dream". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. November 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "Official website of Queens Park Rangers for the latest news from Loftus Road". QPR FC. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Football competition winner heading off to World Cup final". Times Series. July 6, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Finchley teen on TV with England footballer Wayne Rooney". Times Series. November 7, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Footballer Ashleigh Goddard: I Was Body-Shamed After Winning Wayne Rooney's Street Striker". Women's Health. Dec 3, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Whyatt, Katie (November 24, 2019). "Crystal Palace's Ashleigh Goddard reveals hurt of internet abuse after winning Wayne Rooney street skills competition". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  9. ^ a b "Ashleigh Goddard". Stevenage Football Club. Retrieved 15 December 2025.