Alex Addai

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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] 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

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

Career statistics

As of 4 July 2021 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carshalton Athletic 2013–14 [24] Isthmian League Premier Division11100—00111
Whitehawk 2013–14 [2] Conference South 10200—00102
Crawley Down Gatwick (loan) 2013–14 [25] Isthmian League Division One South4000—0040
Kingstonian 2014–15 Isthmian League Premier Division28140—4 [lower-alpha 1] 0361
Grays Athletic 2015–16 [26] 10021—6 [lower-alpha 2] 1 [lower-alpha 3] 182
Wingate & Finchley (loan) 2015–16 [27] 15300—00153
Merstham 2016–17 19361—6 [lower-alpha 4] 0314
2017–18 39900—4 [lower-alpha 5] 0439
Total681282001619215
Cheltenham Town 2018–19 [28] League Two 21032204 [lower-alpha 6] 1303
2019–20 [2] 25432104 [lower-alpha 7] 1337
2020–21 [2] 10030203 [lower-alpha 6] 0180
Total56494501128110
Maidenhead United (loan) 2020–21 [2] National League 5100001 [lower-alpha 8] 061
Solihull Moors (loan) 2020–21 [2] National League 101000000101
Career total207252075032326534
  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. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  7. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League Two playoffs
  8. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy

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  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.
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  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.
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