| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Samuel Fletcher [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1999 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Newton Abbot, [2] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward [2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Torquay United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Tiverton Town (loan) | 11 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | Tiverton Town | 7 | (8) |
| 2021–2023 | Bath City | 56 | (23) |
| 2023–2024 | Weston-super-Mare | 9 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Tiverton Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 123 | (42) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alex Samuel Fletcher (born 30 April 1999) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Fletcher played in the English Football League for Plymouth Argyle, and in non-league football for Torquay United, Aldershot Town, Tiverton Town, Bath City and Weston-super-Mare. Fletcher retired as player at the age of 25, having suffered a serious head injury while playing for Bath City the season before.
Fletcher, as an academy player, made his first team debut at home in the FA Cup in a 0–0 draw with Newport County, [3] on as a 79th-minute substitute for Craig Tanner.
He signed a professional contract in the summer of 2017, [4] and made his full debut in the EFL Trophy, in a group stage game vs Chelsea U-21s. [5] Fletcher scored two goals in the last 2 minutes as Argyle came from behind to win on penalties. [6]
Fletcher scored his first career league goal in a League One game, a 2–1 defeat to Fleetwood Town. [7]
On 4 January 2018, Fletcher joined Torquay United, who were at the time bottom of the National League, on a 28-day loan. [8] He went on to play just three times for Torquay, who did not take up the option to extend his spell.
On 3 September 2019, Fletcher joined Aldershot Town of the National League, initially on a one-month loan. [9] On 7 December 2019 he joined Southern League club Tiverton Town F.C. on a month's loan deal. [10] The deal was later extended for another 28 days [11] and later to the end of the season. He re-joined Tiverton permanently at the start of the following season. [12]
In January 2021, Fletcher joined Bath City for an undisclosed fee from Tiverton Town. [13]
On 8 November 2022, Fletcher was critically injured when he crashed into advertising hoardings at the side of the pitch at Twerton Park; the fixture was abandoned soon afterwards. He was admitted into intensive care and underwent emergency neurosurgery. [14] On 21 November 2022, Fletcher left intensive care. [15] [16] On 8 November 2023, Fletcher announced he had left Bath City and had taken up a role with the PFA to deliver education on improving brain health for teams in England. [17] On 10 November 2023, fellow National League South side Weston-super-Mare announced the signing of Fletcher. [18]
On 21 July 2024, Fletcher announced his retirement from football. [19]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2016–17 [20] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 [21] | League One | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 2 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 [22] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 [23] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2017–18 [2] | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2019–20 [2] | National League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Tiverton Town (loan) | 2019–20 [24] [12] | Southern League Premier Division South | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | |||
| Tiverton Town | 2020–21 [24] [12] | Southern League Premier Division South | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 10 | 9 | |
| Bath City | 2020–21 [2] | National League South | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 [2] | National League South | 39 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 [c] | 2 | 48 | 19 | ||
| 2022–23 [2] | National League South | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 20 | 9 | ||
| 2023–24 [2] | National League South | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 23 | 8 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | 71 | 28 | |||
| Weston-super-Mare | 2023–24 [2] | National League South | 11 | 1 | — | — | 3 [b] | 1 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Tiverton Town (loan) | 2023–24 [24] [12] | Southern League Premier Division South | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 123 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 150 | 51 | ||