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.

Aaron Heap
Personal information
Full name Aaron John Harrison Heap[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24)
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)
2019North Leigh (loan) 1 (0)
2020 North Leigh 6 (0)
2020– Banbury United 0 (0)
International career
2018– Northern Ireland U19 3 (0)
*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

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Heap 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

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He 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

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As of match played 18 December 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Profile". Oxford United F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Games played by Aaron Heap in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Aaron Heap Offered New Deal". Oxford United F.C. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  7. ^ Johnson, Jack (5 April 2019). "Oxford United activate six-month option on Aaron Heap's contract". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  8. ^ Aaron Heap Joins North Leigh On Loan, oufc.co.uk, 1 November 2019
  9. ^ Oxford United youngsters agree loan deals while Aaron Heap moves on, oxfordmail.co.uk, 29 November 2019
  10. ^ Profile at North Leigh FC's website, northleighfc.co.uk
  11. ^ "Squad News". Banbury United F.C. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Page highlights pathway for new look U21 squad". Football Association of Wales. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Games played by Aaron Heap in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Aaron Heap in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2019.