James Alabi

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James Alabi
Personal information
Full name James Bamidele Oluwafemi Alabi [1]
Date of birth (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Southwark, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Eastbourne Borough
Number 35
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
2010–2011 Stoke City
2011–2012 Celtic
2012–2013 Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Stoke City 0 (0)
2013 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 9 (1)
2013 → Mansfield Town (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
2014 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 1 (0)
2014 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2016 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Grimsby Town (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 Chester 58 (23)
2017–2018 Tranmere Rovers 9 (0)
2017–2018 → Dover Athletic (loan) 11 (1)
2018–2020 Leyton Orient 36 (3)
2020 → Eastleigh (loan) 7 (1)
2020–2022 Bromley 77 (12)
2022–2023 Maidstone United 26 (2)
2024 Bath City 15 (1)
2024– Eastbourne Borough 2 (0)
International career‡
2017 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2017 (UTC)

James Bamidele Oluwafemi Alabi (born 8 November 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for National League South club Eastbourne Borough.

Contents

He has previously played for Stoke City, Scunthorpe United, Mansfield Town, Forest Green Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Ipswich Town, Grimsby Town, Chester, Tranmere Rovers, Dover Athletic, Leyton Orient, Eastleigh, Bromley, Maidstone United and Bath City.

Career

Alabi was born in London Borough of Southwark and began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, before departing the club after not being offered a professional contract. [2] Alabi later joined Stoke City, playing for the club's academy in 2010–11 before moving to Scottish club Celtic. After a season at Lennoxtown he moved back to Stoke City for the 2012–13 season. On 21 February 2013 he joined League One side Scunthorpe United on loan for a month. [3] [4] After seeing him in training Irons manager Brian Laws compared him as a 'technically better' version of John Gayle, who Laws believes was one of his best signings in his first spell at Scunthorpe. [5] He made his professional debut on 23 February against Hartlepool United at Glanford Park, scoring 10 minutes after coming on as a 67th-minute substitute. [6] [7] On 26 March 2013 his loan spell at Scunthorpe was extended until the end of the 2012–13 season. [8] [9] He remained at Glanford Park for the remainder of the season, playing in nine matches as they failed to avoid relegation.

On 31 October 2013, Alabi joined Mansfield Town on a one-month loan. [10] [11] He made his debut for Mansfield the next day against Southend United but was sent-off after for a late tackle. [12] Alabi then joined Forest Green Rovers on a one-month loan on 28 November 2013. [13] He made his debut on 30 November 2013 in an FA Trophy first round tie against Dartford. [14] He played in six games for Forest Green without scoring before returning to Stoke at the end of December 2013. [15] On 11 March 2014, Alabi joined League Two side Scunthorpe United for a second loan spell with the Iron. [16] He made one appearance for Scunthorpe before returning to Stoke. [17] On 9 August 2014, Alabi joined Accrington Stanley on a one-month loan. [18] He played three times for Stanley before returning to Stoke. In January 2015 Alabi had a trial with Dutch side De Graafschap. [19]

He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2014–15 season and joined Ipswich Town, after impressing Mick McCarthy by scoring 2 goals in 2 appearances for the under 21s side on trial, on a one-year deal on 24 August 2015. [20] On 25 August 2015, Alabi made his Ipswich debut, scoring in a 4–1 win against Doncaster Rovers in a League Cup second round match. [21] On 25 November 2015, Alabi joined National League side Grimsby Town, on loan until 3 January 2016. [22]

Following his release by Ipswich, Alabi signed for National League side Chester, on a deal until the end of the 2015–16 season. [23] Alabi joined Tranmere Rovers from Chester on 10 July 2017. [24] He was placed on the transfer list in May 2019, but removed by the club in July 2019. [25]

On 16 January 2020, Alabi signed for Eastleigh, on loan from Leyton Orient until the end of the 2019–20 Season.On 4 September 2020, Alabi signed for Bromley, as a free agent previously from Leyton Orient in the 2020–21 season.On 1 July 2022, Alabi left Bromley following the expiry of his contract. [26] On 9 July 2022, Alabi joined newly promoted National League club Maidstone United. [27] Following the club's relegation, Alabi was released after one season. [28] On 12 January 2024, Bath City confirmed the signing of Alabi until the end of the season. On 13 December 2024, Alabi joined Eastbourne Borough. [29]

Personal life

Born in England, Alabi is of Nigerian descent. [30]

Career statistics

As of 26 December 2024 [31] [32]
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2012–13 Premier League 0000000000
2013–14 Premier League0000000000
2014–15 Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2012–13 League One 9100000091
Mansfield Town (loan) 2013–14 League Two 1000000010
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2013–14 Conference Premier 2000—4 [a] 060
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2013–14 League Two1000000010
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2014–15 League Two2000100030
Ipswich Town 2015–16 Championship 0000110011
Grimsby Town (loan) 2015–16 National League 2010—2 [a] 252
Chester 2015–16 National League16600—00166
2016–17 National League421710—3 [a] 14618
Total582310—316224
Tranmere Rovers 2017–18 National League9000—0090
Dover Athletic (loan) 2017–18 National League11110—1 [a] 0131
Leyton Orient 2018–19 National League26210—4 [a] 0312
2019–20 League Two10110003 [b] 0141
Total36320—70453
Eastleigh (loan) 2019–20 National League7100—0071
Bromley 2020–21 National League37710—2 [a] [c] 1408
2021–22 National League40421—4 [a] 2467
Total771131—638615
Maidstone United 2022–23 National League26210—2 [a] 0292
Bath City 2023–24 National League South 151——1 [d] 0161
Eastbourne Borough 2024–25 National League South20——0020
Career Total25843912126629551
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in National League Play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearance in National League South play-offs

Honours

Leyton Orient

Bromley

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