Ashley Nadesan

Ashley Nadesan joined Sutton on a permanent deal in June 2025, following an impressive loan spell at Gander Green Lane during 2024/25.

The 30-year-old first came to attention while playing for Horley Town in the Combined Counties League, scoring nearly 100 goals in two seasons and earning a move to Fleetwood Town at the end of the 2015/16 season, going on to make over 20 League One appearances for the Fisherman across a three-year stint, which included two successful loan spells at Carlisle United.

He was an ever-present during his stint in Cumbria, before departing Fleetwood at the end of the 2018/19 season to join Crawley Town, where he enjoyed a particularly successful spell.

Nadesan went on to play over 150 games for Crawley over the next four seasons, notably scoring in the Red Devils’ televised 3-0 FA Cup win over Leeds in January 2021, and otherwise contributing to 55 goals during his stint at the Broadfield Stadium, before joining Gillingham in July 2023.

While he scored on his Gills debut in a Carabao Cup win over Southampton, he otherwise struggled for regular game time after arriving at the Priestfield Stadium, and subsequently spent the 2024/25 season out on loan, moving to Sutton on a temporary deal.

His time in SM1 proved to be fruitful, with Nadesan playing almost every minute of the National League season as well as notching 16 goal contributions, including late winners against Ebbsfleet United, Southend United and Rochdale and a Goal of the Season nomination against AFC Fylde, and agreed to make the move permanent following his release from Gillingham the previous month.