Aaron Heap

Aaron Heap
Personal information
Full name Aaron John Harrison Heap
Date of birth (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Bletchingdon, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ardley United
Youth career
Kidlington
2016–2018 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Oxford United 0 (0)
2019 → North Leigh (loan) 2 (0)
2020 North Leigh 6 (0)
2020–2021 Banbury United 2 (0)
2021–2023 North Leigh 69 (2)
2023–2026 Evesham United 100 (4)
2026– Ardley United 15 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Northern Ireland U19 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:14, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:46, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

Aaron John Harrison Heap (born 14 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ardley United. Born in England, he represented Northern Ireland at youth international level.

Club career

Heap began his career with Kidlington, signing on a scholarship for Oxford United in April 2016. He made his senior debut on 6 November 2018, in the EFL Trophy. He signed a new contract in April 2019 when Oxford activated a six-month option in his contract.

On 1 November 2019, Heap joined North Leigh on a month's loan. At the end of November 2019 it was reported that Heap would leave Oxford in January 2020 when his contract expired. He then continued to play for North Leigh in 2020, until he was signed by Banbury United at the end of August 2020.

After returning to North Leigh for two seasons, he spent nearly three seasons with Evesham United. He left Evesham in February 2026, signing for Ardley United later that month.

International career

He made his debut with the Northern Ireland under-19 team in 2018. He is also eligible to represent Wales. Heap was called up to a training camp with the Wales U21s in March 2019.

Career statistics

As of match played 18 December 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oxford United 2018–19 League One 0000002020
2019–20 0000000000
Career total 0000002020
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

  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. 1 2 3 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. ↑ "Aaron Heap | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com.
  13. ↑ "Levi & Aaron Depart Levi... - Evesham United Football Club". Facebook.
  14. ↑ "Ardley United | Appearances | Aaron Heap | Football Web Pages".
  15. ↑ "Page highlights pathway for new look U21 squad". Football Association of Wales. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Heap in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Heap in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2019.