Alex Lankshear

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Alex Lankshear
Personal information
Full name Alex James Lankshear
Date of birth (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Watford, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Welling United (on loan from Blackpool)
Youth career
Arsenal
St Albans City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 St Albans City 23 (1)
2022– Blackpool 1 (0)
2023–2024 → Dorking Wanderers (loan) 5 (0)
2024– → Welling United (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:09, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Alex James Lankshear [2] (born 8 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Welling United, on loan from Blackpool.

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Career

St Albans City

Lankshear attended Beaumont School. [3] He came through the academy at St Albans City to make 37 appearances during the 2021–22 campaign, scoring one goal against Welling United. [4] He signed a first-team contract with St Albans in February 2021. [5]

Blackpool

On 12 August 2022, Lankshear was signed by Blackpool for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a three-year contract with the option of a further year. [6] He made his first-team debut on the last day of the 2022–23 relegation season, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Jordan Thorniley in a 1–0 victory at Norwich City. [7]

On 27 August 2023, Lankshear joined National League club Dorking Wanderers on loan until January 2024. [8]

He went on loan again in September 2024, to Welling United, until January 2025. [9]

Style of play

Lankshear is an attacking left-back. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Albans City 2021–22 [11] National League South 23180005 [lower-alpha 1] 0361
Blackpool 2022–23 [12] EFL Championship 1000000010
2023–24 [13] EFL League One 0000000000
Total1000000010
Career total241800050371
  1. ↑ 3 appearances in the FA Trophy and 2 appearances in the Herts Senior Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alex Lankshear". 6 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Squad List 2023/24 & U21 Registered Contract Players - September 2023" (PDF). English Football League. p. 53. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Metcalfe, Neil (13 August 2022). "Alex Lankshear goes pro after leaving St Albans City for a Championship side". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lankshear's A Tangerine". stalbanscityfc.com. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Ellacott, Jake (16 February 2021). "Academy prospects sign first team contracts". stalbanscityfc.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Seasiders Sign Alex Lankshear From St Alban's City". Blackpool FC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Relegated Blackpool beat Norwich in final game". BBC Sport. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "New Signing Alex Lankshear". www.dorkingwanderers.com. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  9. ↑ FC, Blackpool (26 September 2024). "Alex Lankshear Joins Welling United On Loan". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  10. ↑ Scrafton, Matt (12 August 2022). "Blackpool add another highly-rated youngster to Stephen Dobbie's development squad". The Gazette. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Alex Lankshear | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Alex Lankshear in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Alex Lankshear in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.


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