Alex Baptiste

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Alex John-Baptiste
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Personal information
Full name Alexander Aaron John-Baptiste
Date of birth 31 January 1986 (1986-01-31) (age 22)
Place of birth    Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Mansfield Town
Number 13
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002–
2003–2004
2004		 Mansfield Town
→ Tamworth (loan)
→ Burton Albion (loan)		 174 (5)
004 (0)
003 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 21:02, 16 April 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Alexander Aaron "Alex" John-Baptiste (born 31 January 1986 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England) is an English footballer who plays at Mansfield Town. Baptiste usually plays in central defence, but he has also occasionally played at right-back or as a defensive midfielder.

[edit] Career

Baptiste came up through the youth team at Mansfield Town and made his first-team debut aged 17 against Barnsley in April 2003.[1][2] Following loan spells at Tamworth and Burton Albion, he established himself as first-choice central defender for Mansfield towards the end of the 2003–04 season.[3] He was ever-present during the 2006–07 season and by the end of the season had made over 150 appearances for Mansfield.[4] Baptiste signed a new three-year contract despite interest from Crewe Alexandra in summer 2007[4] but missed three months of the 2007–08 season with a back injury.[5] After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Football Conference at the end of the 2007–08 season, he requested a transfer, which was agreed.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Alex Baptiste profile. Mansfield Town F.C. official site. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  2. ^ Games played by Alex Baptiste in 2002/2003. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  3. ^ Games played by Alex Baptiste in 2003/2004. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  4. ^ a b "John-Baptiste pens Mansfield deal", BBC Sport, 2007-07-03. Retrieved on 2008-04-16. 
  5. ^ "John-Baptiste admits to poor form", BBC Sport, 2008-05-15. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 
  6. ^ John-Baptiste to leave Stags. Football.co.uk (2008-05-09). Retrieved on 2008-05-10.

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