Alex Pike (footballer)

Alex Pike
Personal information
Full name Alexander George Pike[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-08) 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)
2017Cheltenham Town (loan) 5 (0)
* 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

ClubSeasonLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
West Ham United 2015–16 Premier League 0000001010
2016–17 0000000000
Club total 0000001010
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2016–17 League Two 5000000000
Career total 5000001060

References

  1. "Premier League – Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. "Alex Pike". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. Johnston, Neil (16 June 2015). "West Ham 1–0 Birkirkara FC". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. "Astra Giurgiu 2–1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. "Alex Pike: Cheltenham Town sign West Ham defender on loan for rest of season". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. "Cheltenham Town 3–0 Accrington Stanley". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.