Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Paul Hardy [1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ashton United | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | Oldham Athletic | ||
2012–2015 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2019 | AFC Fylde | 89 | (16) |
2019 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Walsall | 11 | (1) |
2020–2021 | AFC Telford United | 17 | (1) |
2021 | Altrincham | 11 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Chester | 10 | (2) |
2022 | → Buxton (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Buxton | 6 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Macclesfield (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2023 | Macclesfield | 16 | (1) |
2023 | → Ashton United (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2023– | Ashton United | 4 | (1) |
International career | |||
2016–2019 | England C | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:28, 23 December 2023 (UTC) |
James Paul Hardy (born 11 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ashton United. [2]
Born in Stockport, Hardy signed for Oldham Athletic as a nine-year-old and spent six years with the club before being released in 2011. Following his release, Hardy was offered a trial by boyhood club Manchester City and signed a contract with the club in May 2012. [3]
Hardy joined AFC Fylde in October 2015 and quickly became one of the brightest prospects in non-league football. [4] He scored eight goals to help Fylde to the National League North title in 2016–17 [5] but faced injury problems throughout the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, limiting his game time. [4] [5] A hernia injury ruled Hardy out for four months in the 2018–19 season. On his return he joined FC Halifax Town on loan for a month in February 2019. [6] Hardy played six times for the Shaymen before returning to Fylde. [7] In total Hardy made 91 league appearances for Fylde, scoring 16 goals. [5]
Hardy signed for Walsall in June 2019 after his contract expired at Fylde. [8] He scored a late equaliser on his professional debut in a 1–1 draw against Forest Green on 10 August 2019. [9]
He was released by the club at the end of the 2019–20 season, [10] and signed for AFC Telford United in August 2020. [11] On 20 February 2021, Hardy left the club by mutual consent. [12]
On 22 February 2021, Hardy signed for National League side Altrincham. [13]
On 15 June 2021, Hardy joined Chester on a one-year deal. [14]
On 18 March 2022, Hardy joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Buxton on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [15] On 19 June 2022, Hardy joined the club on a permanent basis following their promotion. [16]
In October 2022, Hardy joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Macclesfield on an initial one-month loan deal. [17] This was later extended until the 8 January, [18] becoming permanent upon the end of this extension. [19] During his time at the club he was a part of the squad that won the 2022–23 Division One West title. [20] In September 2023, he joined Ashton United on an initial one-month loan deal. [21] He returned to Ashton United on a permanent basis in November 2023. [22]
Hardy made his England C debut in November 2016, providing the assists for both goals in a 2–1 win against Estonia U23s. [23]
He was awarded FA England C Player of the Year at the National Game Awards in May 2019 [24] and earned five caps in total before entering the professional game.
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | James Paul Hardy [1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ashton United | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | Oldham Athletic | ||
2012–2015 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2019 | AFC Fylde | 89 | (16) |
2019 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Walsall | 11 | (1) |
2020–2021 | AFC Telford United | 17 | (1) |
2021 | Altrincham | 11 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Chester | 10 | (2) |
2022 | → Buxton (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Buxton | 6 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Macclesfield (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2023 | Macclesfield | 16 | (1) |
2023 | → Ashton United (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2023– | Ashton United | 4 | (1) |
International career | |||
2016–2019 | England C | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:28, 23 December 2023 (UTC) |
James Paul Hardy (born 11 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ashton United. [2]
Born in Stockport, Hardy signed for Oldham Athletic as a nine-year-old and spent six years with the club before being released in 2011. Following his release, Hardy was offered a trial by boyhood club Manchester City and signed a contract with the club in May 2012. [3]
Hardy joined AFC Fylde in October 2015 and quickly became one of the brightest prospects in non-league football. [4] He scored eight goals to help Fylde to the National League North title in 2016–17 [5] but faced injury problems throughout the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, limiting his game time. [4] [5] A hernia injury ruled Hardy out for four months in the 2018–19 season. On his return he joined FC Halifax Town on loan for a month in February 2019. [6] Hardy played six times for the Shaymen before returning to Fylde. [7] In total Hardy made 91 league appearances for Fylde, scoring 16 goals. [5]
Hardy signed for Walsall in June 2019 after his contract expired at Fylde. [8] He scored a late equaliser on his professional debut in a 1–1 draw against Forest Green on 10 August 2019. [9]
He was released by the club at the end of the 2019–20 season, [10] and signed for AFC Telford United in August 2020. [11] On 20 February 2021, Hardy left the club by mutual consent. [12]
On 22 February 2021, Hardy signed for National League side Altrincham. [13]
On 15 June 2021, Hardy joined Chester on a one-year deal. [14]
On 18 March 2022, Hardy joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Buxton on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [15] On 19 June 2022, Hardy joined the club on a permanent basis following their promotion. [16]
In October 2022, Hardy joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Macclesfield on an initial one-month loan deal. [17] This was later extended until the 8 January, [18] becoming permanent upon the end of this extension. [19] During his time at the club he was a part of the squad that won the 2022–23 Division One West title. [20] In September 2023, he joined Ashton United on an initial one-month loan deal. [21] He returned to Ashton United on a permanent basis in November 2023. [22]
Hardy made his England C debut in November 2016, providing the assists for both goals in a 2–1 win against Estonia U23s. [23]
He was awarded FA England C Player of the Year at the National Game Awards in May 2019 [24] and earned five caps in total before entering the professional game.