Ashley Mark Coffey (born 1 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for China League One club Shanghai Jiading Huilong.
Growing up, Coffey spent two years as part of the Bradford City academy before being released at aged 15 after being told that he was "too slow".
[1] Following this, Coffey reflected on being released by the Bradford City academy, saying: "I didn't get a contract, so from there, I just thought, 'this is kind of over in terms of professional football, I'll get a qualification at university'".
[9] In January 2023, he joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu on a one-year deal with an option to extend for an additional year.
[14] Coffey finished his second season with the club scoring 12 goals as the joint top goalscorer of Veikkausliiga with Jaime Moreno.