Asa Hall
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| Asa Hall | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asa Philip Hall | |
| Date of birth | 29 November 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Sandwell, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Luton Town | |
| Number | 14 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham City |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004–2008 2006 2007 2008 2008– |
Birmingham City → Boston United (loan) → Ashford Town (Kent) (loan) → Shrewsbury Town (loan) Luton Town |
0 (0) 12 (0) 10 (0) 15 (3) 42 (10) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005 2005 |
England U19 England U20 |
1 (0) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Asa Philip Hall (born 29 November 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for Luton Town. He plays in midfield.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Sandwell, West Midlands, Hall started his youth career as a 7-year-old playing for Abbey Colts (later to become Halesowen Town) under the guidance of coach and manager Pete Evans, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers at the age of 12.[citation needed]
[edit] Career
[edit] Birmingham City
Hall moved from Wolves to Birmingham City.[1], signing his first professional contract at the age of 17,[2] and by 18 was a regular in the reserve team.[3] Birmingham's Academy director Stewart Hall described him as "the outstanding prospect in the under-18 group" and he was expected to challenge for a first team place.[1] In March 2005 he made his debut for England under-19s,[4] and at the end of the 2004–05 season he was named Birmingham's young player of the season.[5] Later that year he played for England under-20s.[6]
He spent three months on loan at League Two side Boston United in the 2005–06 season where he made 12 appearances in the Football League.[7] He signed a one-year contract with Birmingham before the 2006–07 season,[8] spent the last month of the season on loan at Ashford Town (Kent),[9] and signed a further year's contract with Birmingham before the 2007–08 season.[10]
In January 2008, Hall joined Shrewsbury Town of League Two on loan for the remainder of the season.[11] He made his debut for the Shrews on 19 January 2008 against Morecambe, and scored the first goal in a 2–0 win.[12] Hall was offered a permanent deal with Shrewsbury by their manager Gary Peters before his sacking in March. In May, when Hall was released by Birmingham, Peters' replacement Paul Simpson also offered him a contract. The player appeared keen to sign but eventually rejected the offer.[13]
[edit] Luton Town
Hall joined Luton Town in August 2008.[14] He has been a regular member of the first team,[15] and helped the club reach the final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in 2009, scoring in the penalty shootout to defeat Brighton & Hove Albion in the semi-final.[16].
[edit] Honours
- Football League Trophy winner: 2008–09
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Young star Asa set for big break". Birmingham Evening Mail. 2005-02-18. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/eveningmail/sport/tm_method=full%26objectid=15205373%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ "United borrow City's Hall". Boston United F.C.. 2006-01-06. http://www.bufc.co.uk/article/269129/United-borrow-Citys-Hall?ccyCode=USD. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ "Young star gets England call". Birmingham City F.C.. 2005-03-18. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~642041,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ Graham, Pam (2005-03-30). "Leadbitter on the spot". The FA. http://www.thefa.com/England/U19s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/03/EngU19_vMol_Mar05.htm. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ "Heskey cleans up at awards". Birmingham Mail. 2005-05-12. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/blues/tm_method=full%26objectid=15508955%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ "U20s suffer in Russia". The FA. 2005-08-16. http://www.thefa.com/England/U20s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/08/EngU20_vRussia_Aug05.htm. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ "Hall leaves Pilgrims after loan". BBC Sport. 2006-04-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/boston_united/4894028.stm. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ Tattum, Colin (2006-05-09). "Blues stunner as axe falls on Kenny". Birmingham Mail. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/football/tm_method=full%26objectid=17051876%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ "Quartet offered new deals". Birmingham City F.C.. 2007-05-14. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1025161,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ Tattum, Colin (2007-07-05). "Wright rejects new Blues deal". Birmingham Mail. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/blues/news/tm_method=full%26objectid=19408874%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ "Hall joins the Shrews". Birmingham City F.C.. 2008-01-15. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1216131,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ "Shrewsbury 2-0 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 2008-01-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7184814.stm. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
- ^ "Hall turns down Shrewsbury deal". BBC Sport. 2008-06-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7435669.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-18.
- ^ "After the wait, here's the first eight!". Luton Town FC. 7 August 2008. http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1360794,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Asa Hall". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=41645. Retrieved on 19 February 2009.
- ^ "Price sends Luton to Wembley". Sky Sports. 17 February 2009. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3100677,00.html. Retrieved on 19 February 2009.
[edit] External links
Asa Hall career stats at Soccerbase
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