Alex Hartridge

Alex Hartridge

Personal information
Full name	Alex Duncan Hartridge [1]
Date of birth	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth	Torquay, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Burton Albion
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2016	Exeter City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2024	Exeter City	131	(0)
2017	→ Truro City (loan)	9	(0)
2017	→ Truro City (loan)	10	(1)
2017–2018	→ Truro City (loan)	14	(0)
2018	→ Truro City (loan)	7	(0)
2018	→ Truro City (loan)	3	(0)
2019	→ Bath City (loan)	17	(1)
2019–2020	→ Bath City (loan)	6	(1)
2020	→ Bath City (loan)	9	(0)
2024–2025	Wycombe Wanderers	6	(0)
2025	→ Exeter City (loan)	18	(1)
2025–	Burton Albion	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:09, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

Alex Duncan Hartridge (born 9 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Burton Albion.

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]

Burton Albion

On 1 September 2025, Hartridge signed for fellow League One club Burton Albion on a one-year deal for an undisclosed fee. ^{[16] [17]}

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Exeter City	2016–17 [18]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18 [5]		0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2018–19 [6]		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2019–20 [19]		0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	2	0
	2020–21 [20]		29	0	2	1	0	0	3 [a]	1	34	2
	2021–22 [21]		28	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
	2022–23 [22]	League One	43	0	2	0	2	0	1 [a]	0	48	0
	2023–24 [23]		28	0	1	0	4	1	2 [a]	0	35	1
	Total		131	0	8	1	6	1	9	1	154	3
Truro City (loan)	2016–17 [4]	National League South	9	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
	2017–18 [4]		23	1	3	0	—		3 [b]	0	29	1
	2018–19 [4]		10	0	2	0	—		0	0	12	0
Bath City (loan)	2019–20 [4]	National League South	32	2	2	0	—		7 [c]	0	41	2
Wycombe Wanderers	2024–25 [24]	League One	6	0	2	0	3	0	3 [a]	0	14	0
Exeter City (loan)	2024–25 [24]	League One	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
Burton Albion	2025–26 [25]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			229	4	17	1	9	1	22	1	277	7

1. 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

• League Two runner-up: 2021–22 ^[26]

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. "Profile". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
4. Alex Hartridge at Soccerway . Retrieved 27 February 2019.
5. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
6. "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. "ALEX HARTRIDGE SIGNS FOR BURTON ALBION". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
17. "Burton Albion transfer news: Alex Hartridge and George Evans join". BBC Sport. 1 September 2025.
18. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
19. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
20. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
21. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
22. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
23. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
24. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
25. "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
26. "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

External links

• Profile at the Exeter City F.C. website