Aaron Heap

Aaron Heap
Personal information
Full name Aaron John Harrison Heap[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000
Place of birth Bletchingdon, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ardley United
Youth career
Kidlington
2016–2018 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Oxford United 0 (0)
2019 → North Leigh (loan) 2 (0)
2020 North Leigh 6 (0)
2020–2021 Banbury United 2 (0)
2021–2023 North Leigh 69 (2)
2023–2026 Evesham United 100 (4)
2026– Ardley United 15 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Northern Ireland U19 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:14, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:46, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

Aaron John Harrison Heap (born 14 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ardley United. Born in England, he represented Northern Ireland at youth international level.

Club career

Heap began his career with Kidlington, signing on a scholarship for Oxford United in April 2016.[2] He made his senior debut on 6 November 2018, in the EFL Trophy.[3][4][5] He signed a new contract in April 2019 when Oxford activated a six-month option in his contract.[6][7]

On 1 November 2019, Heap joined North Leigh on a month's loan.[8] At the end of November 2019 it was reported that Heap would leave Oxford in January 2020 when his contract expired.[9] He then continued to play for North Leigh in 2020,[10] until he was signed by Banbury United at the end of August 2020.[11]

After returning to North Leigh for two seasons, he spent nearly three seasons with Evesham United.[12] He left Evesham in February 2026,[13] signing for Ardley United later that month.[14]

International career

He made his debut with the Northern Ireland under-19 team in 2018.[3] He is also eligible to represent Wales.[3] Heap was called up to a training camp with the Wales U21s in March 2019.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 December 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oxford United 2018–19[16] League One 0000002[a]020
2019–20[17] 0000000000
Career total 0000002020
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Oxford United F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Hanna, Gareth (7 November 2018). "Best feeling ever: Northern Ireland midfielder Aaron Heap makes Oxford United debut alongside Gavin Whyte". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Fullerton, Gareth (7 November 2018). "Northern Ireland teenager Aaron Heap following in Gavin Whyte's footsteps at Oxford United". Belfast Live. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Heap in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Aaron Heap Offered New Deal". Oxford United F.C. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Jack (5 April 2019). "Oxford United activate six-month option on Aaron Heap's contract". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  8. ↑ Aaron Heap Joins North Leigh On Loan, oufc.co.uk, 1 November 2019
  9. ↑ Oxford United youngsters agree loan deals while Aaron Heap moves on, oxfordmail.co.uk, 29 November 2019
  10. ↑ Profile at North Leigh FC's website, northleighfc.co.uk
  11. ↑ "Squad News". Banbury United F.C. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Aaron Heap | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com.
  13. ↑ "Levi & Aaron Depart Levi... - Evesham United Football Club". Facebook.
  14. ↑ "Ardley United | Appearances | Aaron Heap | Football Web Pages".
  15. ↑ "Page highlights pathway for new look U21 squad". Football Association of Wales. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Heap in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Heap in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2019.


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