Alex Dyer (footballer born 1990)

Alex Dyer
Personal information
Full name Alex Craig Dyer[1]
Date of birth 11 June 1990 (1990-06-11) (age 21)
Place of birth Edmonton, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Wealdstone
Youth career
2005–2007 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2010 Northampton Town 34 (3)
2010– Wealdstone 32 (7)
National team‡
2011– Montserrat 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:45, 5 May 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:27, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Alex Craig Dyer (born 11 June 1990) is an English-born Montserratian footballer who plays for Wealdstone as a midfielder. He has been capped internationally for Montserrat.

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Career

Club career

Born in Edmonton, London, Dyer is a product of the Northampton Town's youth system and agreed a professional contract in 2007. During the year he was short-listed for 'Coca Cola League Two Apprentice of the Year', losing out to Rochdale's Joe Thompson.[2] He made his debut on 29 August 2007 in a 2–0 League Cup defeat to Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium,[3] and scored his first goal in a 2-1 win against Luton Town the same season.[4] He signed a two year contract extension with Northampton in February 2009.[5] During the 2009–10 season, Dyer was more of a first team player due to Northampton Town being in League Two, playing 20 games and scoring two goals against Notts County and Bradford City. He was released by the club on 12 May 2010 along with five other players,[6] with manager Ian Sampson stating that he hadn't progressed as has hoped and that younger players like team-mate Michael Jacobs should be given a chance. [7]

Dyer joined Grimsby Town on trial following his release from Northampton, but after playing in one match he was let go having failed to impress the clubs management. Subsequently, Dyer went on to sign for Wealdstone in the Isthmian League Premier Division.

International career

Dyer was called up to the Montserrat national football team in 2011, for their 2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF First Round qualifiers against Belize.[8] He made his debut against Belize on 15 June, in their home fixture, which was played at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.[9] Montserrat lost 5–2.[9]

Career statistics

Statistics correct as of 22:10, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Club Division Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Northampton Town League One 2007–08 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 9 1
League One 2008–09 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
League Two 2009–10 20 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 24 2
Career totals 34 3 3 0 2 0 4 0 43 3

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 9781845964740. 
  2. ^ FL Awards Past Winners Football-League. 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  3. ^ Middlesbrough vs Northampton ntfc.co.uk. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  4. ^ Northampton 2-1 Luton BBC Sport. 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2010-01-30
  5. ^ Dyer signs new contract ntfc.co.uk. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  6. ^ "Northampton Town release midfielder Luke Guttridge". BBC Sport. 2010-05-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/8678368.stm. 
  7. ^ (2010-05-17) Dyer Decision was the toughest ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  8. ^ "Montserrat participates in World Cup qualifiers". The Montserrat Reporter. 15 June 2011. http://www.themontserratreporter.com/featured/montserrat-participates-in-world-cup-qualifiers. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  9. ^ a b "Match report: Montserrat - Belize". FIFA. 15 June 2011. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=258091/match=300163072/report.html. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 

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