| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Douglas Nicholls[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Stourbridge, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Walsall | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005– | Walsall | 166 | (21) |
| 2007 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:11, 17 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alexander Douglas Nicholls (born 9 December 1987) is an English footballer who can play as both a midfielder and a striker. He is currently playing for Walsall, where he started his career.
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After impressing in reserve and youth team games the local youngster broke into Walsall's first team in the 2005–06 season, making his debut in December 2005 in a FA Cup clash with Yeovil Town. In that same season Nicholls went on to make 13 appearances which included a Football League Trophy clash with Swansea City, it was in this game that he scored his first professional goal for the club. However, his season ended prematurely as he broke his leg while playing in a youth cup tie with Hednesford Town.
He left Walsall to go on loan to Burton Albion, making 14 appearances for Burton Albion. Nicholls returned to Walsall towards the end of the 2006–07 season, but was unable to break into the side.
Pre-season 2007–08, saw Walsall with a new manager in charge whom he had never played for before. He earned a one-year contract extension with an option of another.
In this season he played as both a right winger and a striker, making 24 appearances and scoring three goals, which included an FA Cup goal in an away replay with Millwall.
Walsall took the option of an extra year in pre-season 2008–09, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009.
He was offered a new two year contract by the club on 10 May 2010. He scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season at brentford in the 2–1 victory, by scoring a well placed lob.[2]
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