Alex Pike (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander George Pike[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Waltham Forest, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:00, 7 May 2017 (UTC). | |||
Alexander George "Alex" Pike (born 8 February 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for West Ham United.
Career
West Ham
Pike joined West Ham as an under-11 team player as a midfielder before converting to play as a right-back as a schoolboy.[2] He was first included in a West Ham matchday squad for their UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg fixture away to Birkirkara of Malta on 16 July 2015, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–0 victory at the Boleyn Ground.[3] With manager Slaven Bilić putting priority on the team's Premier League performance, he made an array of changes for their third qualifying round second leg away to FC Astra Giurgiu on 6 August, and Pike made his debut as an added-time substitute for Lewis Page in a 2–1 defeat which saw his team eliminated.[4]
Cheltenham Town loan
On 12 January 2017, Pike joined Cheltenham Town on loan for the rest of the season.[5] Pike made his debut for Cheltenham Town on 14 January 2017 in a 3–0 home win against Accrington Stanley.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| West Ham United | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Club total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2016–17 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Premier League – Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "Alex Pike". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Johnston, Neil (16 June 2015). "West Ham 1–0 Birkirkara FC". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Astra Giurgiu 2–1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Alex Pike: Cheltenham Town sign West Ham defender on loan for rest of season". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ↑ "Cheltenham Town 3–0 Accrington Stanley". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
External links
- Soccerway profile
- Alex Pike at Soccerbase
