Ashley Stephen Thomas Hay (born 10 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Dundee.
Hay is a product of the Luton Town academy and began his senior career in non-League football in 2020. He transferred to Brentford B in 2023 and played his first professional senior football on loan at Cheltenham Town.
A forward, Hay began his career with spells in the Luton Town academy, the Hitchin Town youth system and with Letchworth Garden City Eagles. He began his senior career with Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division club Baldock Town in August 2020. Hay scored 35 goals in 64 appearances, prior to moving up a step to transfer to Southern League Premier Division Central club Biggleswade Town in July 2022. Following a short spell in which he scored one goal in seven appearances, Hay transferred across the division to return to Hitchin Town in September 2022. He scored 11 goals in 39 appearances during a 2022âÂÂ23 season in which he was voted the club's Supporters' Player of the Year. Shortly after re-signing for the 2023âÂÂ24 season, Hay departed the club.
On 31 August 2023, following a successful trial, Hay transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford. He signed a contract running until January 2024 and later signed an extension until the end of the 2023âÂÂ24 season. Hay finished the 2023âÂÂ24 season tied with Iwan Morgan as the B team's leading goalscorer, with 9 goals. He also captained the team on occasion during the season. Hay signed a new two-year contract, with the option of a further year, in June 2024.
Following a first team friendly appearance and 14 goals in 15 appearances for the B team during the first half of the 2024âÂÂ25 season, Hay joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on loan for the remainder of the season on 1 January 2025. He made 23 appearances and scored three goals during his spell. Following the expiry of the loan, Hay played in the remainder of Brentford B's season and was part of the 2024âÂÂ25 Professional Development League-winning squad. He transferred out of the club in July 2025.
On 4 July 2025, Hay transferred to Scottish Premiership club Dundee and signed a two-year contract, for an undisclosed fee. The move reunited him with head coach Steven Pressley, formerly Head of Individual Development at Brentford. On 30 December 2025, Hay scored his first goal for the club in a home win over Kilmarnock.
While a non-League footballer, Hay worked in McDonald's and undertook an apprenticeship as a plumber. While a Brentford player, he shared accommodation with teammate Benjamin Arthur.
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