Alfie Bavidge

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Alfie Bavidge
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Aberdeen
Number 36
Youth career
Dyce Boys Club [1]
2014– Aberdeen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Aberdeen 5 (0)
2023–2024Kelty Hearts (loan) 25 (9)
International career
Scotland U16 [1]
2022–2023 Scotland U17 [2] 5 (2)
2023– Scotland U19 [2] 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:56, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Alfie Bavidge (born 11 April 2006) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen.

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Career

Bavidge started his career with Aberdeen. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] After impressing in the academy, scoring plenty of goals along the way, he made his League debut on 4 February 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 win against Motherwell. [10] [11]

In September 2023, Bavidge joined Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts on loan until January 2024. [12]

On 3 February 2024, Bavidge scored his first career hat-trick in a 3-0 away win over Edinburgh City. [13] He followed this up just 13 days later with another hat-trick, this time for Scotland U-19 in a 4-0 win against Latvia. [14]

Personal life

Alfie is the son of former professional footballer Martin Bavidge; his grandfather Mitch Bavidge also played at a high level, mainly in the Highland Football League. [15]


Career statistics

As of matches played 4 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 2022–23 [16] Scottish Premiership 5000000050
Kelty Hearts (loan) 2023–24 [17] Scottish League One 259100000269
Career total309100000319

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  12. "Alfie heads out on loan". www.afc.co.uk. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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  14. "Kelty Hearts' Alfie Bavidge nets Scotland U-19 treble in Latvia win". www.dunfermlinepress.com. 19 February 2024.
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