Lee Ashcroft (footballer, born 1993)

Lee Ashcroft (born 29 August 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Dundee. Ashcroft previously played for Kilmarnock and Dunfermline Athletic.

Lee Ashcroft
Personal information
Full name Lee Ashcroft
Date of birth (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993
Place of birth Barrhead, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Dundee
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Kilmarnock 66 (4)
2016–2020 Dunfermline Athletic 129 (7)
2020– Dundee 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Ashcroft made his debut for Kilmarnock on 11 May 2013, as a substitute in a 3–2 victory against Dundee in the Scottish Premier League[2] and then four days later scored his first career goal in a 3–1 loss against Hibernian.[3] On 14 May 2013, Ashcroft signed a new contract with Kilmarnock, keeping him at the club until 2016.[4] Ashcroft captained Kilmarnock for the first time on 4 April 2015, aged 21, in a 2–1 defeat to Motherwell at Rugby Park.[5] On 23 May 2016, he was one of six players released at the end of their contract.[6]

Shortly afterwards Ashcroft signed for recently promoted Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic,[7] making his first start for the club in a 3–0 victory over Arbroath in the Scottish League Cup.[8] His first goal for the side came against Fife rivals Cowdenbeath in the same competition, where he scored from a Kallum Higginbotham free-kick.[9] Ashcroft's first league match for the Pars came against Dumbarton, and saw him concede a late penalty and receive a straight red for his last-man challenge on former Dunfermline striker Robert Thomson, though Dunfermline ended the match as 4–3 winners.[10]

Ashcroft spent four season with Dunfermline and captained the side during the 2018–19 season.[11] He was released by the club in May 2020 following the expiry of his contract, having appeared in over 160 matches.[12]

In July 2020, Ashcroft signed a two-year deal with Dundee.[13] A regular starter throughout the season, Ashcroft scored his first competitive goal for the Dee in a Scottish Cup win against Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic.[14]

Career statistics
As of 22 January 2021[15]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kilmarnock 2012–13[16] Scottish Premier League 3100000031
2013–14[17] Scottish Premiership 251000000251
2014–15[18] 222000000222
2015–16[19][15] 15020202[lower-alpha 1]0210
Total 654202020714
Dunfermline Athletic 2016–17[20] Scottish Championship 35140413[lower-alpha 2]2464
2017–18[21] 33410504[lower-alpha 3]0434
2018–19[22] 36010502[lower-alpha 2]0440
2019–20[23] 25200501[lower-alpha 2]0312
Total 12976019110216410
Dundee 2020–21[24] Scottish Championship 110112000141
Career total 205119123112224915
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

References
  1. "Lee Ashcroft player profile". Kilmarnock F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. "Dundee 2-3 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. "Kilmarnock 1-3 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. "Rory McKenzie & Lee Ashcroft sign new contracts". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  5. "Lee Ashcroft revels in role as Kilmarnock captain". Evening Times. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  6. "Player Contracts". Kilmarnock F.C. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016.
  7. "Dunfermline sign former Kilmarnock defender Lee Ashcroft". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  8. "Dunfermline 3 Arbroath 0". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  9. "Cowdenbeath 0 Dunfermline 3". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  10. "Dunfermline 4 – 3 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  11. Collin, Iain (26 July 2018). "Lee Ashcroft 'fits the bill perfectly' as Allan Johnston names ex-Kilmarnock defender as new Dunfermline captain". Deadline News. Capital City Press. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. "Dunfermline release 17 players to 'protect future of club'". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. "Lee is a Dee". Dundee FC. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  14. "Dundee v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic". BBC. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  15. Lee Ashcroft at Soccerway
  16. "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  17. "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  18. "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  19. "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  20. "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  21. "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  22. "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  23. "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  24. "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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