Alex Addai
Alexander Sena Kudjoe Addai (born 20 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cheltenham Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Sena Kudjoe Addai[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 December 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Stepney, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cheltenham Town | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
2010–2013 | Blackpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Carshalton Athletic | 11 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Whitehawk | 10 | (2) |
2014 | → Crawley Down Gatwick (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Kingstonian | 28 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Grays Athletic | 10 | (0) |
2016 | → Wingate & Finchley (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2016–2018 | Merstham | 58 | (12) |
2018– | Cheltenham Town | 56 | (4) |
2020–2021 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:27, 26 January 2021 (UTC) |
Club career
Addai started his career in the Tottenham Hotspur youth system. He joined Blackpool in 2010 and was given his first professional deal ahead of the 2012–13 season.[3] He then played for a number of non-league sides Carshalton Athletic, Whitehawk,[2] Crawley Down Gatwick,[4] Kingstonian,[5] Grays Athletic[6] and Wingate & Finchley[7] before joining Merstham in July 2016. In his final season at the club, Addai racked up nine goals in thirty-nine league appearances.[8]
Addai returned to league football with a move to League Two side Cheltenham Town in May 2018, on a one-year contract.[9] He made his professional home debut against Crawley Town, however Cheltenham lost the game 1–0.[10] Addai played frequently throughout the season and signed a new one-year deal in April 2019, with an option for a further year that would be triggered by appearances, when then led to his contract being extended into the 2020-21 season.[11][12] On 20 November 2020, Addai joined Maidenhead United on a one-month loan.[13]
Personal life
Born in England, Addai is of Ghanaian descent.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 26 January 2021[2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Carshalton Athletic | 2013–14[15] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Whitehawk | 2013–14[2] | Conference South | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
Crawley Down Gatwick (loan) | 2013–14[16] | Isthmian League Division One South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Kingstonian | 2014–15 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
Grays Athletic | 2015–16[17] | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 18 | 2 | ||
Wingate & Finchley (loan) | 2015–16[18] | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
Merstham | 2016–17 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 43 | 9 | |||
Total | 68 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 92 | 15 | ||
Cheltenham Town | 2018–19[19] | League Two | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 30 | 3 |
2019–20[2] | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 7] | 1 | 33 | 7 | ||
2020–21[2] | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 56 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 80 | 10 | ||
Maidenhead United (loan) | 2020–21[2] | National League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Career total | 197 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 254 | 33 |
- Three appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, one in the FA Trophy
- Three appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in the FA Trophy, one in the Essex Senior Cup
- One goal in the FA Trophy
- Three appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, three in the FA Trophy
- Two appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, two in the FA Trophy
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Three appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League Two playoffs
- Appearances in FA Trophy
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- Alex Addai at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Ormerod heads for Pool exit". Blackpool Gazette. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "John Maggs signs 13 new players at Crawley Down Gatwick". Crawley Observer. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Alex Addai". Kingstonian Official Site. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Alex Addai signs for the Blues". Grays Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Addai goes out on loan". Grays Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Appearances - Alex Addai". Football Web Pages. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Alex Addai: Cheltenham Town sign winger from non-league". BBC Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Cheltenham Town 0 - 1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- Alex Addai: Cheltenham Town forward agrees new one-year contract
- Players update as four extend their stays
- LOAN SIGNING | ADDAI ADDED
- "Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Yartey sparkles, Ache strikes as Antwi hits brace as 20 players score 23 goals abroad – Ghana Sports Online".
- Grays Athletic FC Statistics Archive
- "Games played by Alex Addai in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2018.