Cian Ashford

Cardiff City Right Winger Also DM, RM, CM, LM, AM, LW

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Height: 179 cm
Shirt: 45
Age: 22
Preferred foot: Both
Country: Wales
Market value: €1.7m
Contract end: 30 June 2030

Championship

EFL Cup

Championship · 2026–2027

11Apps

7Starts

560Minutes

2Goals

2Assists

1.32xG

0.97xA

6.9Rating

2026–2027 by competition

Competition	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
Championship	Cardiff City	11	2	2	6.9
EFL Cup	Cardiff City	2	0	1	7.4

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Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	@ Middlesbrough	D 2–2	90	·	·	6.7
13 Oct	vs Watford	W 5–1	90	·	1	7.9
10 Oct	@ Blackburn Rovers	L 1–2	60	·	·	6.3
19 Sep	vs Charlton Athletic	W 3–1	20	·	·	6.5
12 Sep	@ Bolton Wanderers	L 0–1	16	·	·	6.4
08 Sep	vs Stoke City	D 1–1	8	·	·	—

Player profile AM

Per-90 percentiles against wingers and attacking midfielders in Championship. 50 = average.

Market value€1.7m

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Goals	2	0.32	77
xG	1.32	0.21	59
xGOT	1.99	0.32	78
xG excl. penalty	1.32	0.21	61
Shots	10	1.61	31
Shots on target	6	0.96	75
Headed shots	1	0.16	70

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Assists	2	0.32	84
xA	0.97	0.16	60
Accurate passes	141	22.7	59
Pass accuracy	91.6%	—	96
Accurate long balls	1	0.16	14
Long ball accuracy	100.0%	—	100
Line-breaking passes	20	3.21	85
Chances created	9	1.45	55
Big chances created	2	0.32	68
Successful crosses	2	0.32	32
Cross accuracy	33.3%	—	81

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Dribbles	9	1.45	72
Dribbles success rate	52.9%	—	77
Duels won	24	3.86	31
Duels won %	46.2%	—	62
Aerials won	2	0.32	33
Aerials won %	33.3%	—	45
Touches	254	40.8	23
Touches in opposition box	16	2.57	29
Dispossessed	12	1.93	12
Fouls won	7	1.12	47

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Defensive actions	16	2.57	43
Tackles	6	0.96	25
Interceptions	3	0.48	47
Fouls committed	1	0.16	96
Recoveries	23	3.70	56
Dribbled past	3	0.48	62
Clearances	7	1.12	74
Clean sheets	0	0.00	0
Goals conceded while on pitch	12	1.93	21
xG against while on pitch	11.60	1.86	16

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow cards	1	0.16	40
Red cards	0	0.00	100

Percentiles are per 90 minutes, against players in the same position in Championship.

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	@ Middlesbrough	D 2–2	90	·	·	6.7
13 Oct	vs Watford	W 5–1	90	·	1	7.9
10 Oct	@ Blackburn Rovers	L 1–2	60	·	·	6.3
04 Oct	vs Denmark	L 0–1	Bench	·	·	—
01 Oct	vs Norway	W 2–1	Bench	·	·	—
19 Sep	vs Charlton Athletic	W 3–1	20	·	·	6.5
12 Sep	@ Bolton Wanderers	L 0–1	16	·	·	6.4
08 Sep	vs Stoke City	D 1–1	8	·	·	—
05 Sep	@ Portsmouth	L 0–2	7	·	·	—
02 Sep	@ Queens Park Rangers	L 1–2	45	·	·	5.7
29 Aug	vs Sheffield United	D 2–2	85	1	1	★ 8.8
25 Aug	vs Norwich City	L 1–2	22	·	·	6.2
22 Aug	@ Derby County	D 2–2	59	1	·	7.3
17 Aug	vs Wrexham	D 1–1	80	·	·	7.0
08 Aug	vs Swindon Town	W 3–2	90	·	1	8.6
01 Aug	vs Roma	W 4–1	72	2	·	★ 9.0
06 Apr	@ Peterborough United	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.1
31 Mar	@ Denmark U21	L 0–4	90	·	·	—
27 Mar	vs Belarus U21	W 2–0	90	·	·	—
21 Mar	vs Blackpool	D 0–0	90	·	·	7.7
17 Mar	vs Wycombe Wanderers	L 0–2	90	·	·	6.9
14 Mar	@ Exeter City	W 4–0	90	·	1	8.2
10 Mar	@ Barnsley	D 1–1	34	·	·	6.3
07 Mar	vs Lincoln City	L 0–2	14	·	·	6.6
28 Feb	@ Doncaster Rovers	W 4–0	90	1	·	8.1
21 Feb	@ Plymouth Argyle	L 2–5	28	·	·	6.5
17 Feb	vs AFC Wimbledon	W 4–1	24	·	·	6.0
14 Feb	vs Luton Town	W 3–1	21	·	·	6.2
07 Feb	@ Rotherham United	W 3–0	25	·	·	5.7
31 Jan	@ Burton Albion	D 2–2	16	·	·	5.9
27 Jan	vs Barnsley	W 4–0	19	·	·	6.2
24 Jan	vs Stockport County	D 1–1	90	·	·	6.3
17 Jan	@ Bradford City	W 2–1	26	·	·	6.6
04 Jan	vs Wigan Athletic	W 1–0	73	·	·	7.6
01 Jan	@ Wycombe Wanderers	D 1–1	22	·	·	6.1
26 Dec	vs Exeter City	W 1–0	89	·	·	7.5
20 Dec	@ Lincoln City	L 1–2	90	·	·	7.0
16 Dec	vs Chelsea	L 1–3	90	·	·	5.8
13 Dec	vs Doncaster Rovers	W 4–3	90	1	·	8.3
09 Dec	@ Stevenage	W 1–0	80	·	·	6.0

Season	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
▸ 2026–2027	Cardiff City	13	2	3	7.0
	Championship	11	2	2	6.9
	EFL Cup	2	0	1	7.4
▸ 2025–2026	Cardiff City	44	5	4	6.8
	League One	36	4	3	6.8
	EFL Trophy	2	0	1	6.5
	FA Cup	1	0	0	—
	EFL Cup	5	1	0	7.3
▸ 2024–2025	Cardiff City	31	3	3	6.7
	Championship	28	2	3	6.6
	FA Cup	2	1	0	7.9
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	7.2
▸ 2023–2024	Cardiff City	9	1	1	6.5
	Championship	5	1	1	6.9
	FA Cup	1	0	0	5.9
	EFL Cup	3	0	0	5.9