Alex Fletcher
Personal information
Full name Alex Samuel Fletcher[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999[2]
Place of birth Newton Abbot,[2] England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
 Weston-super-Mare
Youth career
2008–2016 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Plymouth Argyle 19 (1)
2018 → Torquay United (loan) 3 (0)
2019 → Aldershot Town (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 → Tiverton Town (loan) 11 (8)
2020–2021 Tiverton Town 7 (8)
2021–2023 Bath City 56 (23)
2023– Weston-super-Mare 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:45, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Alex Samuel Fletcher (born 30 April 1999) is an English semi-professional footballer who is currently plays for Weston-super-Mare.

Career

Fletcher, as an academy player, made his first team debut at home in the FA Cup in a 0–0 draw with Newport County,[3] on as a 79th-minute substitute for Craig Tanner.

He signed a professional contract in the summer of 2017,[4] and made his full debut in the EFL Trophy, in a group stage game vs Chelsea U-21s.[5] Fletcher scored two goals in the last 2 minutes as Argyle came from behind to win on penalties.[6]

Fletcher scored his first career league goal in a League One game, a 2–1 defeat to Fleetwood Town.[7]

On 4 January 2018, Fletcher joined Torquay United, who were at the time bottom of the National League, on a 28-day loan.[8] He went on to play just three times for Torquay, who did not take up the option to extend his spell.

On 3 September 2019, Fletcher joined Aldershot Town of the National League, initially on a one-month loan.[9] On 7 December 2019 he joined Southern League club Tiverton Town F.C. on a month's loan deal.[10] The deal was later extended for another 28 days[11] and later to the end of the season. He re-joined Tiverton permanently at the start of the following season.[12]

In January 2021, Fletcher joined Bath City for an undisclosed fee from Tiverton Town.[13]

On 8 November 2022, Fletcher was critically injured when he crashed into advertising hoardings at the side of the pitch at Twerton Park; the fixture was abandoned soon afterwards. He was admitted into intensive care and underwent emergency neurosurgery.[14] On 21 November 2022, Fletcher left intensive care.[15][16] On 8 November 2023, Fletcher announced he had left Bath City and had taken up a role with the PFA to deliver education on improving brain health for teams in England.[17] On 10th November 2023, fellow National League South side Weston-super-Mare announced the signing of Fletcher.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 2016–17[19] League Two 0010000010
2017–18[20] League One 15100002[lower-alpha 1]2173
2018–19[21] League One 4000003[lower-alpha 1]070
2019–20[22] League Two 0000000000
Total 191100052253
Torquay United (loan) 2017–18[2] National League 30———30
Aldershot Town (loan) 2019–20[2] National League 60———60
Tiverton Town (loan) 2019–20[23][12] Southern League
Premier Division South		 118———118
Tiverton Town 2020–21[23][12] Southern League
Premier Division South		 7821—1[lower-alpha 2]0109
Bath City 2020–21[2] National League South 10———10
2021–22[2] National League South 391631—6[lower-alpha 3]24819
2022–23[2] National League South 16732—1[lower-alpha 4]0209
2023–24[2] National League South 1020—0030
Total 562383—727128
Weston-super-Mare 2023–24[2] National League South 40——1[lower-alpha 2]151
Career total 106401140014513149
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, five appearances and two goals in Somerset Premier Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "A.Fletcher". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Newport County". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pilgrims Striker Fletcher Pens First Pro Contract". League Football Education. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Who is Alex Fletcher and what will he bring to Plymouth Argyle?". Plymouth Herald. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Chelsea U21". Sky Sports. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Alex Fletcher stakes a claim". Plymouth Herald. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Alex Fletcher Joins From Plymouth Argyle". Torquay United FC. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Fletch Joins Shots:Young Striker Moves Out On Loan". PAFC.co.uk. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  10. ↑ Tivvy Loan Deals, pafc.co.uk, 7 December 2019
  11. ↑ Jephcott Recalled, pafc.co.uk, 3 January 2020
  12. 1 2 3 , Tivvy Archive, 27 July 2021
  13. ↑ , Non League Daily, 21 January 2021
  14. ↑ "Bath City footballer Alex Fletcher in critical condition". BBC News. BBC. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Update on Alex Fletcher 21/11". www.bathcityfc.com. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "Alex Fletcher: Bath City player out on intensive care after brain surgery". BBC Sport. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "Alex Fletcher departs City". www.bathcityfc.com. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  18. ↑ Drury, Liam (10 November 2023). "FLETCHER MOVES TO THE OPTIMA". Weston-super-Mare AFC. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Alex Fletcher in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Alex Fletcher in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Alex Fletcher in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Alex Fletcher in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  23. 1 2 "Alex Fletcher Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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