Michael West (footballer)

Michael West

Personal information
Full name	Michael West [1]
Date of birth	(1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth	Maidstone, [1] England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ramsgate
Youth career
	Fulham
000?–2009	Ebbsfleet United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Ebbsfleet United	106	(27)
2012–2014	Crewe Alexandra	10	(0)
2013	→ Hereford United (loan)	8	(1)
2014–2016	Ebbsfleet United	21	(1)
2016	→ Whitehawk (loan)	15	(2)
2016–2017	Whitehawk	38	(4)
2017–2018	Chelmsford City	20	(1)
2018	→ Kingstonian (loan)	15	(1)
2018–2020	Eastbourne Borough	54	(4)
2018–2019	→ Tonbridge Angels (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2022	Ebbsfleet United	16	(1)
2022	→ Herne Bay (loan)	8	(1)
2022–2023	Herne Bay	0	(0)
2023-	Ramsgate
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Michael West (born 9 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ramsgate.

Career

He started his career as a trainee with Fulham before joining the Ebbsfleet United PASE youth system. ^[2] He went on to sign his first professional contract with the club in January 2009, making his debut in a 1–0 win over Northwich Victoria in the Football Conference. A series of impressive performances, including scoring a brace in a 2–2 draw against Luton Town, drawing the attention of many league clubs, with Fulham, Stevenage and Portsmouth all rumoured to have been interested in acquiring his services. In July 2012, he joined newly promoted Football League One side Crewe Alexandra for a nominal compensation fee. ^[3] He made his professional debut for Crewe on 20 October 2012, in a 2–2 draw with Walsall, coming on as a substitute for Max Clayton.

On 26 August 2013 he joined Conference National side Hereford United on loan for a month, making his debut on the same day in a 2–1 defeat to Alfreton Town. ^[4] He rejoined Ebbsfleet in January 2014. ^[5] A serious injury early in his second spell at Ebbsfleet meant that he didn't play for a year. He made his comeback from injury as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Whitehawk, scoring the third goal. Injuries continued to hamper his progress, although West did get the fourth goal in a 4–1 FA Trophy win against Molesey.

West played the second half of the 2015–2016 season on loan at Whitehawk, ^[6] before signing permanently in July 2016 following his release from Stonebridge Road. ^[7]

In June 2017, West signed for Chelmsford City. ^[8]

On 27 June 2018, West signed for Eastbourne Borough. ^[9]

On 17 July 2020, West returned to Ebbsfleet United. ^[10]

On 18 March 2022, West joined Isthmian League South East Division side Herne Bay on loan until 23 April 2022. ^[11] In June 2022, West returned to the club on a permanent basis having helped the club to promotion through the play-offs. ^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ebbsfleet United	2008–09 [13]	Conference Premier	9	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
	2009–10 [14]		22	0	0	0	—		0	0	22	0
	2010–11 [15]	Conference South	39	19	3	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	44	19
	2011–12 [15]	Conference Premier	36	8	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	39	8
	Ebbsfleet United total I		106	27	4	0	0	0	4	0	114	27
Crewe Alexandra	2012–13 [16]	League One	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2013–14 [17]		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	Crewe Alexandra total		10	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
Hereford United (loan)	2013–14 [17]	Conference Premier	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	8	1
Ebbsfleet United	2013–14 [15]	Conference South	10	0	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	11	0
	2014–15 [15]	Conference South	6	1	0	0	—		0	0	6	1
	2015–16 [18]	National League South	5	0	1	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 2]	1	10	1
	Ebbsfleet United total II		21	1	1	0	0	0	5	1	27	2
Whitehawk (loan)	2015–16 [15]	National League South	15	2	0	0	—		0	0	15	2
Whitehawk	2016–17 [15]	National League South	38	4	3	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 1]	2	44	6
Chelmsford City	2017–18 [15]	National League South	20	1	2	1	—		3 [lower-alpha 3]	1	25	3
Kingstonian (loan)	2017–18 [15]	Isthmian League Premier	15	1	0	0	—		0	0	15	1
Eastbourne Borough	2018–19 [15]	National League South	28	3	2	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 4]	1	34	4
	2019–20 [15]	National League South	26	1	2	0	—		6 [lower-alpha 5]	0	34	1
	Eastbourne Borough total		54	4	4	0	0	0	10	1	68	5
Tonbridge Angels (loan)	2018–19 [15]	Isthmian League Premier	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Ebbsfleet United	2020–21 [15]	Conference South	10	1	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	11	1
	2021–22 [15]	Conference South	6	0	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	8	0
	Ebbsfleet United total III		16	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	19	1
Herne Bay (loan)	2021–22 [15]	Isthmian League South East	8	1	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 6]	0	10	1
Career total			316	43	16	1	1	0	29	5	362	49

1. Appearances in FA Trophy
2. Two appearances in Kent Senior Cup, two appearances and a goal in FA Trophy
3. Two appearances in Essex Senior Cup, one appearance and one goal in FA Trophy
4. Two appearances and one goal in Sussex Senior Cup, two appearances in FA Trophy
5. Three appearances in Sussex Senior Cup, three appearances in FA Trophy
6. Two appearances in Isthmian League South East Division Play-Offs

References

1. "Michael West". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
2. "West waves goodbye". Ebbsfleet United F.C. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
3. "Crewe Alex: Michael West is fourth through door at Gresty Road". This Is Staffordshire. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
4. "West joins Bulls". Hereford United. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
5. "Fleet return for fans' favourite West". Non-League news, 3 January 2014. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
6. Tom Harris (22 January 2016). "Hawks loan Ebbsfleet duo" . Retrieved 27 January 2016.
7. Ed Miller (3 June 2016). "Michael West to exit Stonebridge Road" . Retrieved 23 July 2016.
8. "Impressive Trio Of New Clarets". Pitchero Non-League. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
9. "Sports Sign West". Eastbourne Borough F.C. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
10. "Fleet go West as club favourite returns". Ebbsfleet United F.C. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
11. "Westy heads east to the Bay". Ebbsfleet United FC. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
12. @HerneBayFC (22 June 2022). "🚨 𝗛𝗲'𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 🚨 We are delighted to announce that @Mike23West has returned to HBFC, this time on a permanent deal! He returns to the club after a successful loan spell from @EUFCofficial towards the end of last season! Welcome back, Mike 😍⚽️ #WeAreTheBay" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 June 2022– via Twitter.
13. "Games played by Michael West in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
14. "Games played by Michael West in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
15. Michael West at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
16. "Games played by Michael West in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
17. "Games played by Michael West in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
18. "Mike West". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

External links

• Michael West at Soccerbase
• Michael West at Soccerway