Cian Ashford · career
Cian Ashford
Wingers · Cardiff · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Ashford is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Peak: 2025/26Holding level
The record covers 4 seasons (2024/25–2025/26) across 1 club — 80 appearances, 8 goals and 7 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Cardiff — Season rating 24, 4 goals and 3 assists in 36 games. Output has held steady across his last 2 full seasons (20 → 24).
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Cardiff | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | Cardiff | 36 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | Cardiff | 37 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | Cardiff City U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Cardiff | 5 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | Cardiff City U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Cardiff City U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Cardiff City U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2025/26 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
| Wales U21 | 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 4 | 2 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 36 | 2180 | 4 | 3 | 6.8 |
| League Cup | 5 | 377 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| EFL Trophy | 2 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Friendliesat Wales | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Wales U21 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 0 | — |
Schedule · 2025/26
43 played· 2674 min, 5g 4a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2 | League One | H Peterborough | 2-1 | Played | 77 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 7 | League One | A Port Vale | 0-0 | Played | 29 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Swindon Town | 2-1 | Played | 87 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Aug 16 | League One | H Rotherham | 3-0 | Played | 81 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Aug 19 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 1-0 | Played | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | A Luton | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Cheltenham | 3-0 | Played | 23 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Plymouth | 4-0 | Played | 67 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Sep 13 | League One | A Stockport County | 1-1 | Played | 64 | 6.0 | ||
| Sep 16 | EFL Trophy | A Exeter City | 1-0 | Played | 50 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Sep 20 | League One | H Bradford | 1-3 | Played | 57 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 23 | League Cup | A Burnley | 2-1 | Played | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | A Wigan | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 30 | League One | H Burton Albion | 0-1 | Played | 67 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 18 | League One | H Reading | 2-1 | Played | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 25 | League One | A Bolton | 0-1 | Played | 25 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 28 | League Cup | A Wrexham | 2-1 | Played | 88 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 8 | League One | A Blackpool | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | H AFC Wimbledon | 1-5 | Played | 67 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | League One | H Huddersfield | 3-2 | Played | 88 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Dec 9 | League One | A Stevenage | 1-0 | Played | 80 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 13 | League One | H Doncaster | 4-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Dec 16 | League Cup | H Chelsea | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Dec 20 | League One | A Lincoln | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 26 | League One | H Exeter City | 1-0 | Played | 89 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 1 | League One | A Wycombe | 1-1 | Played | 22 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 4 | League One | H Wigan | 1-0 | Played | 73 | 7.6 | ||
| Jan 17 | League One | A Bradford | 2-1 | Played | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 24 | League One | H Stockport County | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 27 | League One | H Barnsley | 4-0 | Played | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | A Burton Albion | 2-2 | Played | 16 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Rotherham | 3-0 | Played | 25 | 6.0 | ||
| Feb 14 | League One | H Luton | 3-1 | Played | 21 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 17 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 4-1 | Played | 24 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Plymouth | 2-5 | Played | 28 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | A Doncaster | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Mar 7 | League One | H Lincoln | 0-2 | Played | 14 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-1 | Played | 34 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | A Exeter City | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Mar 17 | League One | H Wycombe | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | H Blackpool | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | A Peterborough | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 |