Alex Addai

Alexander Sena Kudjoe Addai (born 20 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger 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
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
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 (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– Cheltenham Town 56 (4)
2020–2021 → Maidenhead United (loan) 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:27, 26 January 2021 (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.[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]

Personal life

Born in England, Addai is of Ghanaian descent.[14]

Career statistics
As of 26 January 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carshalton Athletic 2013–14[15] Isthmian League Premier Division 11100—00111
Whitehawk 2013–14[2] Conference South 10200—00102
Crawley Down Gatwick (loan) 2013–14[16] Isthmian League Division One South 4000—0040
Kingstonian 2014–15 Isthmian League Premier Division 28140—4[lower-alpha 1]0361
Grays Athletic 2015–16[17] 10021—6[lower-alpha 2]1[lower-alpha 3]182
Wingate & Finchley (loan) 2015–16[18] 15300—00153
Merstham 2016–17 19361—6[lower-alpha 4]0314
2017–18 39900—4[lower-alpha 5]0439
Total 681282001619215
Cheltenham Town 2018–19[19] League Two 21032204[lower-alpha 6]1303
2019–20[2] 25432104[lower-alpha 7]1337
2020–21[2] 10020203[lower-alpha 6]0170
Total 56484501128010
Maidenhead United (loan) 2020–21[2] National League 5100001[lower-alpha 8]061
Career total 197241975032325433
  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. 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
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. Alex Addai at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. "Ormerod heads for Pool exit". Blackpool Gazette. 22 May 2012. 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 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. Alex Addai: Cheltenham Town forward agrees new one-year contract
  12. Players update as four extend their stays
  13. LOAN SIGNING | ADDAI ADDED
  14. "Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Yartey sparkles, Ache strikes as Antwi hits brace as 20 players score 23 goals abroad – Ghana Sports Online".
  17. Grays Athletic FC Statistics Archive
  19. "Games played by Alex Addai in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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