# Stan Ashbee
**Stan Ashbee** (Stanley Luca Ashbee, born 2006) is an English-born professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Hull City, currently on loan at [National League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-league) club Scunthorpe United, and who has represented the [Republic of Ireland](https://www.edgepedia.org/republic-of-ireland) at youth international level.[1](https://theanalyst.com/players/5515/stanley-ashbee) • [2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/) He is left-footed.[1](https://theanalyst.com/players/5515/stanley-ashbee)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Luca Ashbee[1](https://theanalyst.com/players/5515/stanley-ashbee) |
| Born | 2006, Hull[2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/) |
| Position | Defender (center-back), preferred foot left[1](https://theanalyst.com/players/5515/stanley-ashbee) |
| Hull City first-team debut | 16 December 2023, FA Cup third round replay away at Birmingham City, aged 17 years 49 days[2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/) |
| Championship record | Zero Championship appearances for Hull City as of the 2025/26 season[1](https://theanalyst.com/players/5515/stanley-ashbee) |
| Loans | Farsley Celtic (National League North, December 2024, 3 appearances); Scunthorpe United (National League, from September 2026)[2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/) • [3](https://theanalyst.com/players/5515/stanley-ashbee/career) |
| Ireland youth record | One goal in 8 Under-19 appearances; two Under-16 caps with a debut goal against North Macedonia[2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/) |
## Background and youth career
Ashbee was born and raised in Hull and came through the Hull City academy from a young age. He is the son of former Hull City captain Ian Ashbee, and Birmingham City, the club against which he made his senior debut, is his father's hometown club.[2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/)
In December 2023, days after his seventeenth birthday, he signed his first professional contract with Hull City, and he made his first-team debut a month later in an [FA Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fa-cup) tie at Birmingham City.[2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/) Opta Analyst records his first-team affiliation with Hull City as beginning on January 5, 2024, and notes that he is yet to make his Championship debut.[1](https://theanalyst.com/players/5515/stanley-ashbee)
## Loans and club career
**Farsley Celtic.** In December 2024, after half a season with Hull City's Under-23s, Ashbee joined National League North side Farsley Celtic on loan. He made 3 appearances, all starts, totaling 270 minutes, and received one yellow card before returning to Hull on January 23, 2025.[2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/) • [3](https://theanalyst.com/players/5515/stanley-ashbee/career) • [4](https://www.soccerway.com/player/ashbee-stanley/A9bybAQc/)
**Hull City 2025/26.** Ashbee was rarely part of the first-team squad during the 2025/26 season, which ended with Hull City's promotion to the Premier League. He made no league appearances that season but was named on the bench three times in the Championship.[2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/) • [3](https://theanalyst.com/players/5515/stanley-ashbee/career)
**Scunthorpe United.** In September 2026, he moved on a brief loan spell to Scunthorpe United of the National League, and debuted for them two days afterward in a match versus Harrogate Town.[2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/) Across the 2026/27 National League season he made 7 appearances, all in the league, playing 567 minutes with 3 yellow cards and no goals or assists.[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/5515/stanley-ashbee/career) FotMob lists him as a regular starter in this spell, with 5 of his matches started and 479 minutes recorded in its count of the same competition.[5](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1601904/stanley-ashbee)
## International career
Ashbee qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland and was involved with international camps as a teenager. He made two appearances for the Ireland Under-16 side in April and May 2022, scoring on his debut against [North Macedonia](https://www.edgepedia.org/north-macedonia). In October 2022, Ashbee received his maiden Ireland Under-17 call-up, though he stayed on the bench without playing; he featured against Hungary in February 2023, and his tally of Under-17 caps had reached six by May 2023.[2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/)
In March 2023 he was elevated to the Ireland Under-19 squad, playing two matches against Slovakia. Additional Under-19 caps followed: versus France, Kazakhstan, and Mexico in September and October 2024; versus Moldova and [Azerbaijan](https://www.edgepedia.org/azerbaijan) in November 2024, when he netted his first goal at international level in the second of those fixtures; and versus Finland and Slovenia in March 2025, leaving him with a single goal from 8 Under-19 outings.[2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/) Global Sports Archive lists his 2024/25 Under-19 fixtures, including qualifiers against Moldova, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Slovenia, Germany, and Finland.[6](https://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/athlete/stanley-ashbee/7814742/)
## Playing style
The Hull City fan-site record describes him as a ball-playing defender.[2](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/) FotMob classifies his primary position as center-back.[5](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1601904/stanley-ashbee)
## References
1. [Stanley Ashbee, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/5515/stanley-ashbee)
2. [1145 Stan Ashbee, On Cloud Seven](https://www.oncloudseven.com/1145-stan-ashbee/)
3. [Stanley Ashbee Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/5515/stanley-ashbee/career)
4. [Stanley Ashbee Stats, Soccerway](https://www.soccerway.com/player/ashbee-stanley/A9bybAQc/)
5. [Stanley Ashbee, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1601904/stanley-ashbee)
6. [Stanley Ashbee, Global Sports Archive](https://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/athlete/stanley-ashbee/7814742/)
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