Aaron John Harrison Heap (born 14 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays for Banbury United, as a midfielder. Born in England, he represented Northern Ireland at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron John Harrison Heap[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bletchingdon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Banbury United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kidlington | |||
| 2016–2018 | Oxford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Oxford United | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → North Leigh (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | North Leigh | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Banbury United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Northern Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 15 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:46, 25 April 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editHeap began his career with Kidlington, signing on a scholarship for Oxford United in April 2016.[2] He made his senior debut on 6 November 2018, in the EFL Trophy.[3][4][5] He signed a new contract in April 2019 when Oxford activated a six-month option in his contract.[6][7]
On 1 November 2019, Heap joined North Leigh on a month's loan.[8] At the end of November 2019 it was reported that Heap would leave Oxford in January 2020 when his contract expired.[9] He then continued to play for North Leigh in 2020,[10] until he was signed by Banbury United at the end of August 2020.[11]
International career
editHe made his debut with the Northern Ireland under-19 team in 2018.[3] He is also eligible to represent Wales.[3] Heap was called up to a training camp with the Wales U21s in March 2019.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 18 December 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oxford United | 2018–19[13] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20[14] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
References
edit- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Profile". Oxford United F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Hanna, Gareth (7 November 2018). "Best feeling ever: Northern Ireland midfielder Aaron Heap makes Oxford United debut alongside Gavin Whyte". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Fullerton, Gareth (7 November 2018). "Northern Ireland teenager Aaron Heap following in Gavin Whyte's footsteps at Oxford United". Belfast Live. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Aaron Heap in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Aaron Heap Offered New Deal". Oxford United F.C. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Jack (5 April 2019). "Oxford United activate six-month option on Aaron Heap's contract". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Aaron Heap Joins North Leigh On Loan, oufc.co.uk, 1 November 2019
- ^ Oxford United youngsters agree loan deals while Aaron Heap moves on, oxfordmail.co.uk, 29 November 2019
- ^ Profile at North Leigh FC's website, northleighfc.co.uk
- ^ "Squad News". Banbury United F.C. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Page highlights pathway for new look U21 squad". Football Association of Wales. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Aaron Heap in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Aaron Heap in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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