Alfie Bates

Alfie Bates
Personal information
Full name Alfie Bates[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brackley Town
Youth career
Coundon Court Juniors
2008 Coventry City
2008–2016 Birmingham City
2017–2018 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Walsall 49 (1)
2022 SJK 13 (0)
2022 SJK Akatemia 1 (0)
2023– Brackley Town 25 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Alfie Bates (born 3 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Brackley Town.

Career

Bates was born in Coventry and joined the Academy at Coventry City at the age of seven after leaving Coundon Court Juniors. He went on to endure a difficult start to his career, losing his mother to cancer in 2013 and then being released by Birmingham City at the age of 15.[2] He signed for Walsall in March 2017 and scored on his youth-team debut against Morecambe, before featuring in 28 under-18 and six Development Squad matches during the 2017–18 season.[3] He made his first-team debut for the "Saddlers" on 9 October 2018, in a 3–1 victory over Middlesbrough U21 in an EFL Trophy group stage match at the Bescot Stadium.[4]

On 23 February 2022, Bates joined Veikkausliiga club SJK on a long-term deal.[5] In December 2022, he terminated his contract in order to return to England.[6] On 12 January 2023, Bates joined National League North side Brackley Town.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Walsall 2018–19[8] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2019–20[9] League Two 13 1 3 1 1 0 4[a] 0 21 2
2020–21[10] League Two 36 0 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 41 0
2021–22[11] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 4 0
Total 49 1 4 1 2 0 13 0 68 2
SJK 2022[12] Veikkausliiga 13 0 0 0 2 0 2[b] 0 17 0
SJK Akatemia 2022[12] Ykkönen 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Brackley Town 2022–23[12] National League North 16 2 0 0 — 3[c] 0 19 2
Career total 79 3 4 1 4 0 18 0 105 4
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in National League North play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Walsall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 74. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ Turner, Andy (10 November 2018). "The Sky Blues fan striving for a career with Walsall". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Alfie Bates - Midfielder - Youth Team - Walsall FC". www.saddlers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Checkatrade Trophy (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Alfie Bates Walsall FC:sta SJK-paitaan" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Alfie Bates palaa takaisin Englantiin" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ^ "NEW SIGNING: BRACKLEY TOWN SWOOP FOR ALFIE BATES". Brackley Town F.C. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Games played by Alfie Bates in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Games played by Alfie Bates in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Games played by Alfie Bates in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Alfie Bates | Football Stats | Walsall | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  12. ^ a b c Alfie Bates at Soccerway

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