Ian Ashbee
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| Ian Ashbee | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Ashbee | |
| Date of birth | September 6, 1976 (age 30) | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | |
| Height | 6'1' (185cm) | |
| Nickname | Ash | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hull City | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1996 1996–2002 2002- |
Derby County Cambridge United Hull City |
1 (0) 204 (11) 144 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ian Ashbee (born September 6, 1976 in Birmingham) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Hull City. He previously played for Derby County and Cambridge United, and has also played in Iceland, on loan to IR Knattspyrnudeild.
Purchased by manager Jan Mølby in June 2002 in League Two he suffered a nightmare start to his Hull career as he was sent off on his debut. This was, however, due to his no-nonsense approach on the pitch and he soon became a firm favourite with Tigers' fans and management alike, with both Mølby and Peter Taylor making him Captain.
The goal he scored against Yeovil Town was the goal that promoted Hull to League One and he was also instrumental in the Tigers' successful promotion campaign to the Football League Championship in the following season.
Ashbee was, however, cursed by an old injury in the subsequent Championship campaign, being ruled out for the majority of the 2005-6 season with an osteochondral defect, a degenerative bone condition in his femur. Nevertheless, he remains a firm favourite amongst Tigers fans, receiving a standing ovation at the last game of the season against Watford despite being sidelined.
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| Hull City A.F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Myhill | 2 Doyle | 3 Dawson | 4 Ashbee | 5 Coles | 6 Turner | 7 Elliott | 8 Barmby | 9 Forster | 10 McPhee | 12 Duke | 14 Parlour | 16 Delaney | 17 Bridges | 19 Welsh | 20 Windass | 21 Ricketts | 22 Marney | 23 Collins | 24 Livermore | 26 Vaz Té | 27 Peltier | 28 Fry | 29 France | 33 Plummer | 34 Featherstone | 36 Aspden | 37 Wilkinson | Manager: Brown |
