Graham Alexander

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Personal information
Graham Alexander
Full name	Graham Alexander
Date of birth	October 10, 1971 (age 35)
Place of birth	Coventry, England
Height	5ft 11in
Nickname	Grezza
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Preston North End
Number	2
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990-1995 1995-1999 1999-	Scunthorpe United Luton Town Preston North End	159 (18) 152 (15) 344 (51)
National team²
2002-	Scotland	27 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18/11/2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 25/03/2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Graham Alexander (born 10 October 1971 in Coventry, England) is a professional footballer and the captain of Championship team Preston North End. He previously played for Scunthorpe United and Luton Town before joining Preston for £50,000.

Alexander, a defender, plays for the Scotland national team despite being born in England. He became captain of Preston North End in 2006, the same year which saw him gain his 25th cap during the defeat of France. He is also the first choice penalty taker at the club and is fast approaching 400 games for the club.

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Preston North End F.C. - Current Squad
1 Lonergan \| 2 Alexander \| 3 Davidson \| 4 Pugh \| 5 Mawene \| 7 Sedgwick \| 8 Ricketts \| 9 Agyemang \| 10 Nugent \| 11 Dichio \| 12 St Ledger \| 13 Henderson \| 14 Chilvers \| 15 Whaley \| 16 McKenna \| 17 Ormerod \| 18 Hill \| 20 Pergl \| 23 L. Neal \| 24 Anyinsah \| 25 Nowland \| 27 Soley \| 28 Wilson \| 30 C. Neal \| 32 Parillon \| 33 Mellor \| 34 McGrail \| Manager: Simpson