Alex Addai

Alexander Sena Kudjoe Addai (born 20 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cheltenham Town.

Alex Addai
Personal information
Full name Alexander Sena Kudjoe Addai[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993
Place of birth Stepney, England
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cheltenham Town
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2010 Tottenham Hotspur
2010–2013 Blackpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Carshalton Athletic 11 (1)
2013–2014 Whitehawk 10 (2)
2014 Crawley Down Gatwick
2014–2015 Kingstonian 28 (1)
2015–2016 Grays Athletic 10 (0)
2016 → Wingate & Finchley (loan)
2016 Wingate & Finchley
2016–2018 Merstham 58 (12)
2018– Cheltenham Town 46 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:51, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Addai started his career in the Tottenham Hotspur youth system. He joined Blackpool in 2010 and was given his first professional deal ahead of the 2012–13 season.[2] He then played for a number of non-league sides Carshalton Athletic, Whitehawk,[3] Crawley Down Gatwick,[4] Kingstonian,[5] Grays Athletic[6] and Wingate & Finchley[7] before joining Merstham in July 2016. In his final season at the club, Addai racked up nine goals in thirty-nine league appearances.[8]

Addai returned to league football with a move to League Two side Cheltenham Town in May 2018.[9] He made his professional home debut against Crawley Town, however Cheltenham lost the game 1–0.[10]

Personal life

Born in England, Addai is of Ghanaian descent.[11]

Career statistics
As of 5 May 2019[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carshalton Athletic 2013–14 Isthmian League Premier Division 11100—00111
Whitehawk 2013–14 Conference South 10200—00102
Kingstonian 2014–15 Isthmian League Premier Division 28140—4[lower-alpha 1]0361
Grays Athletic[12] 2015–16 10021—6[lower-alpha 2]1[lower-alpha 3]182
Merstham 2016–17 19361—6[lower-alpha 4]0314
2017–18 39900—4[lower-alpha 5]0439
Total 681282001619215
Cheltenham Town 2018–19[13] League Two 210322041303
Career total 138161452024217922
  1. Three appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, one in the FA Trophy
  2. Three appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in the FA Trophy, one in the Essex Senior Cup
  3. One goal in the FA Trophy
  4. Three appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, three in the FA Trophy
  5. Two appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, two in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "Ormerod heads for Pool exit". Blackpool Gazette. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. Alex Addai at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. "John Maggs signs 13 new players at Crawley Down Gatwick". Crawley Observer. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. "Alex Addai". Kingstonian Official Site. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. "Alex Addai signs for the Blues". Grays Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. "Addai goes out on loan". Grays Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  8. "Appearances - Alex Addai". Football Web Pages. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. "Alex Addai: Cheltenham Town sign winger from non-league". BBC Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. "Cheltenham Town 0 - 1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  11. "Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Yartey sparkles, Ache strikes as Antwi hits brace as 20 players score 23 goals abroad – Ghana Sports Online".
  12. Grays Athletic FC Statistics Archive
  13. "Games played by Alex Addai in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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