Alex Pike

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Alex Pike
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Personal information
Full name Alexander George Pike [1]
Date of birth (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Waltham Forest, England
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Buckhurst Hill
2008–2015 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 West Ham United 0 (0)
2017 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:34, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

Alexander George Pike (born 8 February 1997) is an English former footballer who plays as a defender most recently for West Ham United.

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Career

West Ham United

Pike joined West Ham United as an under-11 team player as a midfielder, joining from non-league side Buckhurst Hill, [2] before converting to play as a right-back as a schoolboy. [3] He was first included in a West Ham matchday squad for their UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg fixture away to Birkirkara of Malta on 16 July 2015, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–0 victory at the Boleyn Ground. [4] With manager Slaven Bilić putting priority on the team's Premier League performance, he made an array of changes for their third qualifying round second leg away to FC Astra Giurgiu on 6 August, and Pike made his debut as an added-time substitute for Lewis Page in a 2–1 defeat which saw his team eliminated. [5] In April 2018, after 11 years with the club, his contract was terminated by mutual consent. [6]

Cheltenham Town loan

On 12 January 2017, Pike joined Cheltenham Town on loan for the rest of the season. [7] Pike made his debut for Cheltenham Town on 14 January 2017 in a 3–0 home win against Accrington Stanley. [8]

Personal life

Following his release from West Ham, Pike quit football in favour of working in the City of London. [9] [10]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
West Ham United 2015–16 Premier League 0000001010
2016–17 0000000000
Club total0000001010
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2016–17 League Two 5000000000
Career total5000001060

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References

  1. ↑ "Premier League – Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Buckhurst Hill F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Alex Pike". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Johnston, Neil (16 June 2015). "West Ham 1–0 Birkirkara FC". BBC Sport . Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Astra Giurgiu 2–1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Young defender Pike departs | West Ham United".
  7. ↑ "Alex Pike: Cheltenham Town sign West Ham defender on loan for rest of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Cheltenham Town 3–0 Accrington Stanley". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "The West Ham Way – show 108 (with Dave Hunt)". Phoenix FM. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Where Are They Now? Alex Pike". West Ham United. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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