Alex Hartridge

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Alex Hartridge
Personal information
Full name Alex Duncan Hartridge [1]
Date of birth (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Torquay, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Exeter City
(on loan from Wycombe Wanderers)
Number 4
Youth career
Exeter City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2024 Exeter City 131 (0)
2017Truro City (loan) 9 (0)
2017Truro City (loan) 10 (1)
2017–2018Truro City (loan) 14 (0)
2018Truro City (loan) 7 (0)
2018Truro City (loan) 3 (0)
2019Bath City (loan) 17 (1)
2019–2020Bath City (loan) 6 (1)
2020Bath City (loan) 9 (0)
2024– Wycombe Wanderers 6 (0)
2025–Exeter City (loan) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

Alex Duncan Hartridge (born 9 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Exeter City, on loan from EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.

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Career

Exeter City

Born in Torquay, [4] Hartridge began his career with Exeter City, turning professional in April 2017. [3] He spent five loan spells on loan at Truro City. [4]

He made his senior debut for Exeter City on 28 November 2017, in the EFL Cup. [5] He made his Football League debut for them on 29 December 2018. [6]

On 12 July 2019, Hartridge signed a six-month loan deal with National League South side Bath City. [7] In mid-November, he was recalled due to Exeter's injury crisis. [8] Hartridge sat on the bench for one game, before he headed back to Bath City. However, he was recalled once again on 3 January 2020 to be involved in Exeter's weekend fixture. [9] On 9 January 2020, he headed back to Bath City for the third team, the club confirmed, for the rest of the season. [10]

He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Swindon Town on 6 October 2020. [11]

In March 2024, Hartridge's departure from the club at the end of the season was announced with the defender having rejected the offer of a new contract. [12]

Wycombe Wanderers

In May 2024 it was announced that he would sign for Wycombe Wanderers on 1 July 2024. [13] [14]

He returned on loan to Exeter City in January 2025. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2016–17 [16] League Two 0000000000
2017–18 [5] 0000001 [a] 010
2018–19 [6] 3000000030
2019–20 [17] 0000002 [a] 020
2020–21 [18] 29021003 [a] 1342
2021–22 [19] 280300000310
2022–23 [20] League One 43020201 [a] 0480
2023–24 [21] 280104120350
Total13108161911543
Truro City (loan) 2016–17 [4] National League South 90000090
2017–18 [4] 231303 [b] 0291
2018–19 [4] 1002000120
Bath City (loan) 2019–20 [4] National League South322207 [c] 0412
Wycombe Wanderers 2024–25 [22] League One6020303 [a] 0140
Exeter City (loan) 2024–25 [22] League One4000000040
Career total2153171912212636
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs
  3. Five appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup, one appearance in National League South play-offs

Honours

Exeter City

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. "Alex Hartridge". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Profile". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alex Hartridge at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. "Alex Hartridge joins Bath City on six-month loan deal". Exeter City F.C. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  8. Havant & Waterlooville 2 Bath City 1: Contentious penalty ends The Roman's winning run, somersetlive.co.uk, 17 November 2019
  9. Player News, bathcityfc.com, 3 January 2020
  10. Player News, bathcityfc.com, 9 January 2020
  11. "A flurry of goals see Swindon Town on the brink of elimination from the EFL Trophy following a 4-3 defeat by Exeter City". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  12. "Alex Hartridge: Exeter City defender to leave club at end of season". BBC Sport. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  13. Wanderers, Wycombe (30 May 2024). "Alex Hartridge to become first summer signing". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  14. "Alex Hartridge: Wycombe Wanderers sign Exeter City defender". BBC Sport. 30 May 2024.
  15. "Alex Hartridge: Exeter City bring back defender on loan from Wycombe". BBC Sport. 30 January 2025.
  16. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  17. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  18. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  19. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  20. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  21. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  23. "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.