Ashley Jackson

Date of birth: 27 August 1987
Shirt number: 7
Position: Midfield
Current club: HGC (in the Netherlands)
Former clubs: East Grinstead
School: Sutton Valence, Kent
Senior international debut: 28 Nov 2006
No. of medals: 1 European Gold (Amstelveen, 2009)
No of tournaments: 1 Olympic Games, 1 Champions Trophy, 1 Champions Challenge, 2 Europeans
Ambition: To win more medals - more golds with the team
Most memorable achievement:
Winning European gold at the 2009 EuroHockey Nations Championships and winning the 2009 World Young Player of the Year Award.
Motto: "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose."

22 year old Ashley hails from Kent and is one of the stars of England Hockey. Having played for East Grinstead Hockey Club he made the move to the Netherlands in 2008 to join his international teammate and captain Barry Middleton at HGC in the Hague.

2009 was a special year for Jackson, who began the year by winning the National Indoor Hockey Championships after returning to East Grinstead for the winter’s English indoor hockey season and finished it as World Young Player of the Year. In between, he was a key member of the England Hockey squad that won the EuroHockey Nations Championships in the Netherlands in August, England’s first major tournament win for 80 years. His eight goals, including two in the dramatic final against Germany, were central to England’s success.

In November, Ashley and his international teammates travelled to Melbourne for the Champions Trophy where he was announced as the World Young Player of the Year 2009, an accolade voted for by his fellow international hockey players and coaches.

Ashley is currently (March 2010) playing for England Hockey at the Hero Honda FIH World Cup in Delhi and is looking forward to returning to the Indian city for the Commonwealth Games in October.