Alex Perry (English footballer)

Alex Perry

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Perry [1]
Date of birth	(1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2016	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
2017	→ Sutton Coldfield Town (loan)	4	(0)
2018–2021	Wigan Athletic	21	(0)
2021–2022	Scunthorpe United	14	(0)
2023	Hyde [3]	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:00, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Alexander Perry (born 4 March 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder most recently for Hyde United.

Career

Perry came through Bolton's academy and made his debut for the team on 30 August 2016 when he started in a 2-0 home loss against Everton U-23s in the Football League Trophy Group Stage. ^[4]

Perry joined Evo Stik Northern Premier club Sutton Coldfield on a month's loan on 28 October 2017. ^[5]

He left Bolton on a free transfer at the end of the 2017–18 season following the expiry of his contract. ^[6]

Wigan Athletic

In September 2018, he moved to Wigan Athletic, where he initially linked up with the club's development squad. ^[7]

Scunthorpe United

Following his release from Wigan, he signed for EFL League Two Scunthorpe United on a two-year deal. ^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 September 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	2016–17 [9]	League One	0	0	1	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	2	0
	2017–18 [10]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Sutton Coldfield Town (loan)	2017–18 [11]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	4	0	0	0	—		1 [b]	0	5	0
Wigan Athletic	2018–19 [12]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20 [13]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21 [14]	League One	21	0	1	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	25	0
	Total		21	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	25	0
Scunthorpe	2021–22 [15]	League Two	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
Career total			30	0	2	0	1	0	5	0	38	0

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References

1. "EFL - Squad List 2020/21" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
2. "Bolton Wanderers FC Development Squad and Under-18 Profiles". Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
3. "Two new faces added". 7 January 2023.
4. Report, Match. "Match Report". Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
5. Bolton Wanderers Academy graduate Alex Perry joins Sutton Coldfield on loan‚ theboltonnews.co.uk, 28 October 2017
6. "Latest Bolton Transfers | Full Transfer History | Soccer Base".
7. DUO RECRUITED TO LATICS' DEVELOPMENT SQUAD AS DENZEL WILLIAMS AND ALEX PERRY JOIN ON SHORT TERM DEALS‚ Wigan Athletic F.C., 18 September 2018
8. "Alex Perry: Scunthorpe United sign ex-Wigan Athletic midfielder on a two-year deal". BBC Sport. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
9. "Games played by Alex Perry in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
10. "Games played by Alex Perry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
11. "StackPath".
12. "Games played by Alex Perry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
13. "Games played by Alex Perry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
14. "Games played by Alex Perry in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
15. "Games played by Alex Perry in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2021.