Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zachery George Aley | ||
Date of birth | (1991-08-17) 17 August 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Fazakerley, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Southport | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Southport | 35 | (14) |
2010–2012 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → Morecambe (loan) | 7 | (3) |
2011 | → Southport (loan) | 15 | (6) |
2012 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2012 | Warrington Town | 4 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Ashton Town | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Skelmersdale United | 0 | (0) |
2013–20?? | Northwich Victoria | ||
2016–2020 | Runcorn Linnets | ||
2020–2022 | City of Liverpool | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 10 March 2021 (UTC) |
Zachery George Aley (born 17 August 1991) is a semi-professional footballer who plays for City of Liverpool as a midfielder. He played in the English Football League with Morecambe.
Football career
Aley progressed through non-League club Southport's youth system before breaking into the first team, scoring on his league debut against Farsley Celtic. He gained BTECs and NVQs, as well as becoming a qualified referee whilst with the club. He signed for Premier League club Blackburn Rovers in March 2010, after a two-day trial.
He joined League Two club, Morecambe on loan for a month on 18 March 2011. Aley made his debut for Morecambe on 22 March, in the 2–1 home defeat against Macclesfield Town when he came on as a substitute for Kevan Hurst in the 75th minute.
Aley re-joined Conference National side Southport on an initial one-month loan on 21 October 2011. He went out on loan again at the end of that season, this time at Macclesfield Town. In the summer of 2012 Zac was released by Blackburn Rovers, Aley went on trial with Southport. On 14 September 2012, he joined Northern Premier League side Warrington Town on a free transfer, but left the club less than two months later in November 2012 by mutual consent. On 9 November 2012, Zac signed with Ashton Town in the North West Counties Football League. In October 2016, he signed for Runcorn Linnets. In December 2020, Aley signed for City of Liverpool.
Club career statistics
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- As of match played 19 November 2011.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Morecambe (loan) | 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Southport (loan) | 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Rovers' chance for 'Port boy". Non-League Daily. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Zac Aley could be Blackburn star, says Southport coach". BBC Sport. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Kirkbridge, Philip (5 February 2010). "Blackburn Rovers chase Southport FC's Zac Aley". Southport Visitor. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- "Morecambe sign Blackburn winger Zac Aley on loan". BBC Sport. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- "Morecambe 1 – 2 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- "Blackburn's Zac Aley signs Macclesfield loan deal". BBC Sport. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- "Reid Strengthens Squad". BBC Sport. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Town announce major signing". pitchero.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- "Zac Aley joins City of Liverpool". thenpl.co.uk. Northern Premier League. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- "Purps progress with non-league fixtures set to return". Morning Star. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- "Zac Aley Career Stats". Soccerbase. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
External links
- Blackburn Rovers profile
- Morecambe profile
- Zac Aley at Soccerbase
- Living people
- 1991 births
- English men's footballers
- Southport F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Warrington Town F.C. players
- Ashton Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Northwich Victoria F.C. players
- Skelmersdale United F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- City of Liverpool F.C. players
- Northern Premier League players
- People from Fazakerley
- 21st-century English sportsmen