Ashley Boatswain
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Frank Boatswain[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gateshead | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2026 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Bury Town (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Leiston (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2025 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Woking (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2026– | Gateshead | 15 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Montserrat | 8 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:21, 25 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:51, 20 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ashley Frank Boatswain (born 19 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gateshead. Born in England, he plays for the Montserrat national team.
Club career
Boatswain was born in Colchester. He played in the academy at Ipswich Town at under-18 and under-21 level, playing senior football for the first time when he was loaned out to Isthmian League club Bury Town in December 2022.[2] In February 2024, he was loaned to Southern Football League club Leiston.[3] In January 2025, he joined AFC Fylde on loan until the end of the season.[4]
On 9 October 2025, Boatswain returned to the National League to join Woking on loan until January 2026.[5] Although his loan had been extended in January to run until the end of the season, it was brought to an early end on 6 February 2026.[6] He returned to Ipswich Town having featured 19 times and found the net on five occasions. Ashley signed for Gateshead on an 18 month deal on Feb 25th 2026 till 26/27 season
International career
Boatswain was called up by Montserrat in September 2024, making his debut against El Salvador on 5 September. On 14 November 2024, he scored his first international goal against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2022–23[1] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24[1] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[1] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[1] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bury Town (loan) | 2022–23[8] | Isthmian League North Division | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Leiston (loan) | 2023–24[9] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
| AFC Fylde (loan) | 2024–25[1] | National League | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Woking (loan) | 2025–26[1] | National League | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4[a] | 2 | 19 | 5 | |
| Career total | 44 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 11 | ||
- ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League Cup
International
- As of match played 11 June 2025[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montserrat | 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Montserrat's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2024 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "A. Boatswain". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bury sign Ipswich forward on loan". Suffolk News. 23 December 2022.
- ↑ "New striker joins the Blues on loan". www.leistonfc.co.uk.
- ↑ https://afcfylde.co.uk/ashley-boatswain-joins-the-coasters/
- ↑ Green, Jonnie (9 October 2025). "Ashley Boatswain joins". www.wokingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ Parker, Benjamin (6 February 2026). "Ashley Boatswain returns to Ipswich Town". www.wokingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ↑ Montserrat vs St. Vincent & the Grenadines | 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League (Television production). Trinidad: Concacaf. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Bury Town | Appearances | Ashley Boatswain | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ↑ "Ashley Boatswain | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com.
External links
- Ashley Boatswain at Soccerbase
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Black British sportsmen
- 21st-century Black British people
- Montserratian men's footballers
- Montserrat men's international footballers
- English men's footballers
- English people of Montserratian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Bury Town F.C. players
- Leiston F.C. players
- AFC Fylde players
- Woking F.C. players
- Isthmian League players
- Southern Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Footballers from Colchester
- 21st-century English sportsmen