Aaron Pressley

Aaron Alex Pressley (born 7 November 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Brentford as a forward. He is a product of the Aston Villa and Heart of Midlothian academies and was capped by Scotland at U16 and U17 level.

Aaron Pressley
Personal information
Full name Aaron Alex Pressley[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 34
Youth career
0000–2013 Heart of Midlothian
2013–2020 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Brentford 2 (0)
National team
Scotland U16
2017–2018 Scotland U17 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:52, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Brentford

After beginning his career in the Heart of Midlothian and Aston Villa academies, Pressley transferred to the B team at Championship club Brentford on 29 January 2020.[3] During what remained of the COVID-19-affected 2019–20 season, he scored three goals in six appearances.[4] As a result of the EFL permitting 9 substitutes to be named in matchday squads partway through the 2020–21 season,[5] Pressley was promoted onto the first team substitutes' bench and he made his senior debut as a substitute for Ivan Toney after 87 minutes of a 2–0 victory over Rotherham United on 1 December 2020.[6]

International career

Pressley was capped by Scotland at U16 and U17 level.[7][8][9]

Personal life

Pressley is the son of footballer and manager Steven Pressley.[10] He attended Cramond Primary School and Princethorpe College.[11][12]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps Goals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa U21 2019–20[13] — — — 0 0 00
Brentford 2020–21[6] Championship 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
Career total 2010 0 0 0 030

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. "Aaron Pressley – Forward – Brentford B". Brentford FC. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. "Aaron Pressley signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. "Brentford B in Focus: Aaron Pressley". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. "EFL clubs permitted to use five subs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. "Games played by Aaron Pressley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. Aaron Pressley at the Scottish Football Association
  8. "'Wonderkid' Karamoko Dembele's Scotland Under-16 debut on hold". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  9. "Scotland finish second in the Victory Shield". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  10. "The Official Heart Of Midlothian Football Club Fixtures | Match Centre". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  11. "Cramond Primary's fine month is recognised". www.scotsman.com. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  12. "Letter From The Headmaster – 22 December 2017". flagpole.princethorpe.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  13. "Games played by Aaron Pressley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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