Ashleigh Weerden
Joining from Ajax in the summer of 2024, Weerden had an impressive debut season in the WSL - winning the TEN Player of the Season award, as well as the Players’ Player of the Season award.
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Forward
Date of Birth
07.06.9907 June 1999
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Joined Team
09.08.2409 August 2024
Born in Amsterdam, Weerden began her footballing journey at nearby SC Buitenboys before joining Ajax’s Centre for Top Sports and Education at the age of 15.
Weerden then spent three seasons at FC Twente Women, finishing runners-up in 2017/18 before winning the Dutch championship the following season. She also made her senior international debut – the first of three caps – in 2019, before departing for Montpellier with eight goals in 67 appearances to her name.
After two years in the south of France, Weerden made a glorious return to Ajax in the summer of 2022, winning the Eredivisie Women in her first season back with the club. She would also lift the Dutch cup the following season, prior to joining Palace.
She had a very strong debut campaign in England, scoring seven goals in 28 appearances.
Her long-range effort against Aston Villa in March earned her a nomination for the Barclays Goal of the Month for March.
Although she didn't win the initial award, she did secure two others: the TEN Player of the Season for 2024/25 and the Players' Player of the Season award.