Ashleigh Plumptre’s grandfather was born in Nigeria. Her father Tim Plumptre is half Nigerian as his father is originally from the Lagos State of Nigeria and is Yoruba by tribe.
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Ashleigh Plumptre left Leicester to join Birmingham City’s under-17 team in 2013. In 2014, Plumptre briefly joined third-tier FA Women’s Premier League side Derby County’s Centre of Excellence.
Ashleigh Plumptre joined WSL 1 side Notts County in 2014 and made her senior debut on 24 August 2014, as a 57th-minute substitute for Caitlin Friend in a 1–0 defeat to Liverpool.
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Ashleigh Plumptre became the youngest Notts County debutant at 16 years 108 days. Plumptre played 27 minutes of the College Cup final as USC beat West Virginia 3–1 to claim the second national championship in program history.
Ashleigh Plumptre was named to the 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-District second team and the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America second team.
Ashleigh Plumptre made her senior Leicester City debut on 19 January 2020, registering an assist on an Ella Rutherford goal in a 3–1 win over Crystal Palace.
Ashleigh Plumptre has represented England at under-15, under-17, under-19, and under-23 levels including at two tournaments: the 2014 and 2015 UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship.
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