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Alex Addai
Personal information
Full name Alexander Sena Kudjoe Addai[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Stepney, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Leatherhead
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 (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2015 Kingstonian 28 (1)
2015–2016 Grays Athletic 10 (0)
2016 → Wingate & Finchley (loan) 15 (3)
2016–2018 Merstham 58 (12)
2018–2021 Cheltenham Town 56 (4)
2020–2021 → Maidenhead United (loan) 5 (1)
2021 → Solihull Moors (loan) 10 (1)
2021 Torquay United 4 (0)
2021–2022 Hemel Hempstead Town 9 (1)
2022 Kingstonian 11 (0)
2022–2023 Sittingbourne 9 (0)
2022 → Margate (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2023 → Faversham Town (loan) 5 (0)
2023– Leatherhead 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:57, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

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

Club career

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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.[3] He then played for a number of non-league sides Carshalton Athletic, Whitehawk,[2] 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, on a one-year contract.[9] He made his professional home debut against Crawley Town, however Cheltenham lost the game 1–0.[10] Addai played frequently throughout the season and signed a new one-year deal in April 2019, with an option for a further year that would be triggered by appearances, when then led to his contract being extended into the 2020-21 season.[11][12] On 20 November 2020, Addai joined Maidenhead United on a one-month loan.[13] In April 2021, he joined Solihull Moors on loan until the end of the season.[14] He made 10 appearances on loan at Solihull Moors, scoring 1 goal.[2] He was released by Cheltenham Town at the end of the season.[15] He signed for Torquay United in September 2021.[16] On 10 December 2021, Addai joined Hemel Hempstead Town after his short-term contract with Torquay United came to an end.[17] On 22 February 2022, Addai returned to former club Kingstonian.[18] In June 2022, Addai joined Sittingbourne.[19] On 26 November 2022, Addai joined Margate on a one-month loan deal,[20] before joining Faversham Town on loan in December.[21] In February 2023, he joined Leatherhead.[22]

Personal life

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Born in England, Addai is of Ghanaian descent.[23]

Career statistics

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As of 4 July 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Carshalton Athletic 2013–14[24] Isthmian League Premier Division 11 1 0 0 — 0 0 11 1
Whitehawk 2013–14[2] Conference South 10 2 0 0 — 0 0 10 2
Crawley Down Gatwick (loan) 2013–14[25] Isthmian League Division One South 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Kingstonian 2014–15 Isthmian League Premier Division 28 1 4 0 — 4[a] 0 36 1
Grays Athletic 2015–16[26] 10 0 2 1 — 6[b] 1[c] 18 2
Wingate & Finchley (loan) 2015–16[27] 15 3 0 0 — 0 0 15 3
Merstham 2016–17 19 3 6 1 — 6[d] 0 31 4
2017–18 39 9 0 0 — 4[e] 0 43 9
Total 68 12 8 2 0 0 16 1 92 15
Cheltenham Town 2018–19[28] League Two 21 0 3 2 2 0 4[f] 1 30 3
2019–20[2] 25 4 3 2 1 0 4[g] 1 33 7
2020–21[2] 10 0 3 0 2 0 3[f] 0 18 0
Total 56 4 9 4 5 0 11 2 81 10
Maidenhead United (loan) 2020–21[2] National League 5 1 0 0 0 0 1[h] 0 6 1
Solihull Moors (loan) 2020–21[2] National League 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Career total 207 25 20 7 5 0 32 3 265 34
  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
  6. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  7. ^ Three appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League Two playoffs
  8. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Alex Addai at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Ormerod heads for Pool exit". Blackpool Gazette. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 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 F.C. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Alex Addai signs for the Blues". Grays Athletic F.C. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Addai goes out on loan". Grays Athletic F.C. 21 January 2016. 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. ^ "Alex Addai: Cheltenham Town forward agrees new one-year contract". BBC Sport. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  12. ^ Joyce, Richard (29 May 2020). "Players update as four extend their stays". Cheltenham Town F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Loan Signing | Addai Added". Maidenhead United F.C. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021 – via pitchero.com.
  14. ^ Palmer, Jon (8 April 2021). "Loan move for Cheltenham Town forward". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  15. ^ Palmer, Jon (14 May 2021). "Cheltenham Town retained list: Four offered new deals". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  16. ^ "United Sign Winger Alex Addai". 14 September 2021.
  17. ^ @hemelfc (10 December 2021). "Anyone fancy a signing? The Tudors are delighted to announce that 27-year old forward Alex Addai has joined the club ahead of tomorrow's fixture against Slough. Previously of Cheltenham Town Alex brings a wealth of league experience and quality to Mark Jones squad Welcome Alex!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Addai signs!". Kingstonian FC. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  19. ^ @SittingbourneFC (14 June 2022). "𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 ✍️ We are delighted to announce the signing of former Cheltenham Town & Hemel Hempstead winger Alex Addai. Welcome Alex 🤝 To see what Alex can do, take a look here 👉https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SenE4TaLeOA (Credit Sport Montage Productions) #SittingbourneFC" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 June 2022 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "PLAYER NEWS : Addai Joins Blues On Loan". www.margate-fc.co.uk. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  21. ^ Tucker, Craig (28 December 2022). "Hythe Town manager Steve Watt says Ramsgate deserved their Boxing Day win at Reachfields". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  22. ^ "SQUAD UPDATE". leatherheadfc.com. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  23. ^ "Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Yartey sparkles, Ache strikes as Antwi hits brace as 20 players score 23 goals abroad – Ghana Sports Online". 12 August 2019.
  24. ^ "1st - Statistics - Carshalton Athletic FC". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  25. ^ "Crawley Down Gatwick | Appearances | Alex Addai | 2013-2014 | Football Web Pages". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Statistics: Grays Athletic". www.graysath-online.com. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Wingate & Finchley | Appearances | Alex Addai | 2015-2016 | Football Web Pages". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  28. ^ "Games played by Alex Addai in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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