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Cian Ashford 45

Cardiff City Right Wing Age 21 Height 179 cm Both foot Wales

Deployed as Central Midfield in 4 of last 5 starts · declared Right Wing

54% of team minutes · 391 minutes, 5 starts in 8 team matches 79th percentile
2 + 1 goals and assists · 0.69 per 90 · 43% of team goals 86th percentile
6.85 average rating over 8 rated matches 70th percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Rarely foulsFinishes above expectationShots test the keeper No big chances createdFew aerials won

DNA strand · vs Championship attackers (n = 77) · 391 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.85 70 Goals + assists /90 0.69 86 Share of team minutes 54% 79 Cards /90 0.00 79 Fouls /90 0.30 96

Attack

Goals /90 0.46 76 xG /90 0.33 57 xG on target /90 0.73 95 Goals minus xG /90 0.27 96 Shots /90 2.69 75 Shot accuracy no sample Big chances missed /90 0.30 53 Dribbles /90 1.79 89 Dribble success no sample Fouls drawn /90 1.79 83 Touches /90 44.85 78 Offsides /90 0.00 93

Creation

Chances created /90 1.20 41 Key passes /90 1.20 64 Big chances created /90 0.00 0 Assists /90 0.23 87 Pass accuracy no sample

Duels

Duel success 52% 93 Aerial success no sample Aerials won /90 0.30 8

Each rung is a percentile among Championship attackers over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Cardiff City results by his involvement

5 matches · 0–3–2 · 0.6 ppg · 1.2 scored, 1.6 conceded per game · 360 minutes

Team 0.6 ppg when he starts (5) v 0.33 when he does not (3)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 8 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.85 6.47.26.88.56.26.76.46.7
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-12 L 0–1 at Bolton Wanderers · Championship Attacker sub 16 0.06 1.0 0.0 6.7
2026-09-08 D 1–1 v Stoke City · Championship Attacker sub 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-09-05 L 0–2 at Portsmouth · Championship Attacker sub 7 0.01 1.0 0.0 6.7
2026-09-02 L 1–2 at Queens Park Rangers · Championship Central Midfield 46 0.14 1.0 0.0 6.2
2026-08-29 D 2–2 v Sheffield United · Championship Central Midfield 85 1 1 0.25 2.0 4.0 8.5
2026-08-22 D 2–2 at Derby County · Championship Left Midfield 59 1 0.42 3.0 0.0 6.8
2026-08-17 D 1–1 v Wrexham · Championship Central Midfield 80 0.21 1.0 0.0 7.2
2025-11-01 L 0–1 at Peterborough United · FA Cup Central Midfield 90 – – – 6.4

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Cardiff City

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Championship current 7 4 301 48% 2 1 1.1 6.91 61th #25 (2) #92 (1)
2025/2026 · FA Cup 1 1 90 100% 0 0 – 6.37 – –

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 1 move

  1. 1 Jul 2024 Transfer Cardiff City U21 → Cardiff City Midfielder

Injuries and suspensions · 0 spells

No spells recorded.

Compare Cian Ashford with any player in a current squad. The overall block is always mirrored; the positional strand and radar are mirrored when the declared position groups match.