Aaron Pressley
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aaron Alex Pressley[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 November 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Brentford) | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
2013–2020 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
2021– | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 21 | (2) |
National team | |||
Scotland U16 | |||
2017–2018 | Scotland U17 | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:11, 16 March 2022 (UTC) |
Aaron Alex Pressley (born 7 November 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One club AFC Wimbledon, on loan from Premier League club Brentford. He is a product of the Aston Villa and Heart of Midlothian academies and was capped by Scotland at U16 and U17 level.
Club career[]
Brentford[]
After beginning his career in the Heart of Midlothian and Aston Villa academies, Pressley transferred to the B team at Championship club Brentford on 29 January 2020.[3] During what remained of the COVID-19-affected 2019–20 season, he scored three goals in six appearances.[4] As a result of the EFL permitting 9 substitutes to be named in matchday squads partway through the 2020–21 season,[5] Pressley was promoted onto the first team substitutes' bench and was named in 15 matchday squads between November 2020 and February 2021.[6] He made three substitute appearances during the period, but was not involved in Brentford's promotion-winning playoff campaign at the end of the season.[6] Pressley scored 19 goals in 26 B team appearances during the 2020–21 season, was named the team's Players' Player of the Year and signed a new two-year contract,[7] with a one-year option, in May 2021.[8]
After Brentford's promotion to the Premier League,[9] Pressley departed on loan for the duration of the 2021–22 season.[10] As part of his return to fitness from an injury suffered away on loan,[11] Pressley was named in the B team's 2022 Atlantic Cup squad and made one appearance at the tournament.[12] A reoccurrence of the injury one month later ruled him out for the season and he returned early for rehabilitation.[13]
AFC Wimbledon (loan)[]
On 16 July 2021, Pressley joined League One club AFC Wimbledon on a season-long loan.[10] Prior to being sidelined for 9 weeks with a hamstring injury suffered in a mid-December 2021 training match,[11][14] he had made 25 appearances and scored four goals.[15] Following his return to the team in late February 2022, Pressley made two substitute appearances before suffering a reoccurrence of the injury,[15] which ended his season.[16]
International career[]
Pressley was capped by Scotland at U16 and U17 level.[17][18][19] In November 2021, he won his maiden U21 call up for a pair of 2023 European U21 Championship qualifiers and remained an unused substitute in both matches.[20]
Personal life[]
Pressley is the son of footballer and manager Steven Pressley.[21] He attended Cramond Primary School and Princethorpe College.[22][23] As of February 2021, he was living in Richmond.[21]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 12 March 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa U21 | 2019–20[24] | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Brentford | 2020–21[25] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2021–22[15] | League One | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 2 | 27 | 4 |
Career total | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 4 |
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
Honours[]
- Brentford B Players' Player of the Year: 2020–21[7]
References[]
- ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Aaron Pressley – Forward – Brentford B". Brentford FC. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Aaron Pressley signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Brentford B in Focus: Aaron Pressley". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "EFL clubs permitted to use five subs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ a b Aaron Pressley at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Aaron Pressley wins Brentford B Player of the Year for 2020/21 season". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Aaron Pressley signs new Brentford B contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Brentford F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b "Aaron Pressley joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b ""I want to show the things that I have been able to do in the B Team"". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Loan Round-Up: Minutes for Marcus Forss and FA Trophy heroics for Ellery Balcombe". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Aaron Pressley returns to Brentford following AFC Wimbledon loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Robbo awaits results of scan after Aaron's injury". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Aaron Pressley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Cornell, Rob. "Dons suffer double injury blow". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Aaron Pressley at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "'Wonderkid' Karamoko Dembele's Scotland Under-16 debut on hold". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Scotland finish second in the Victory Shield". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "World Cup journey continues for number of Bees". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Croser, Graeme (21 February 2021). "A Chip Off The Old Block" (PDF). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Cramond Primary's fine month is recognised". www.scotsman.com. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Letter From The Headmaster". flagpole.princethorpe.co.uk. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Aaron Pressley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Aaron Pressley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
External links[]
- Aaron Pressley at Soccerbase
- Aaron Pressley at the Scottish Football Association
- Aaron Pressley – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aaron Pressley at brentfordfc.com
- Aaron Pressley at afcwimbledon.co.uk
- 2001 births
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland youth international footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- English Football League players
- People educated at Princethorpe College
- AFC Wimbledon players