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) |
| *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
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
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
- 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 | ||