nationalcaps birth_date years caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption birth_place nationalteam height totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
1 5 2 9 1 24 november 1983 2006 -- 2009 159 44 46 61 17 15 200 2001 2001 -- 2002 2002 2004 -- 2005 2008 dean ashton.jpg dean ashton ashton in 2008 swindon , england england u17 england u19 england u20 england u21 england 1.86 249 93 1 5 0 4 0 stoke city crewe alexandra stoke city crewe alexandra west ham united striker dean ashton

dean ashton

dean ashton -lrb- born 24 november 1983 -rrb- is an english former professional footballer .
he made over 240 appearances as a forward in the football league and premier league for crewe alexandra , norwich city and west ham united , and was also capped by england .
he was highly praised as a talented centre forward , but had a career frustrated by injury .
he retired on 11 december 2009 , aged 26 , after failing to recover from a long-term ankle injury sustained during international duty with england .
