Alex Whittle

Alex Whittle
Personal information
Full nameAlex Whittle
Date of birth15 March 1993
Place of birthEngland
Playing positionLeft-back
Club information
Current team
Dunfermline Athletic
Youth career
1999–2011Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–Dunfermline Athletic77(1)
National team
2008England U16[1]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Alex Whittle (born 15 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Dunfermline Athletic.

Career

Early career

Whittle started his career at Liverpool where he joined as a six-year-old, and spent 11 years at the club before being released in early 2011. He then joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain in February 2011[2] and the Nike Football Academy for the 2011–12 season, where he went on trial to Brighton & Hove Albion, Heart of Midlothian and Dunfermline Athletic.[3]

Dunfermline Athletic

He joined Dunfermline Athletic on a pre-contract in April 2012 where he signed a three-year contract.[4] He made his club debut on 28 July in a Challenge Cup match against Forfar Athletic[5] and his Scottish Football League debut on 11 August in a 4–0 victory against Cowdenbeath.[6] Whittle was signed as a winger and made sporadic appearances, often as a substitute, but got his break in the first team at left-back following the redundancy of Stephen Jordan amid Dunfermline's entry into administration.[7] He scored his first goal for Dunfermline against Ayr United on 28 September 2013.[8]

References

  1. "Six new Call-ups". The Football Association. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. Paul, Hassall (20 February 2011). "Ex-Red enjoying life in Spain". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. "The Graduate". Dunfermline Athletic. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. "Blood red ex-Liverpool FC youngster Alex Whittle signs for Dunfermline". Liverpool Echo. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  5. "Forfar Athletic 3 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic". Scottish Football League. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  6. "Cowdenbeath 0 – 4 Dunfermline Athletic". Scottish Football League. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  7. "Alex Whittle". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  8. "Debut Goal for Whittle". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

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