Alex Addai
English footballer
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Alexander Sena Kudjoe Addai (born 20 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Leatherhead as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Sena Kudjoe Addai[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Stepney, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leatherhead | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2010–2013 | Blackpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Carshalton Athletic | 11 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Whitehawk | 10 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Crawley Down Gatwick (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Kingstonian | 28 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Grays Athletic | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Wingate & Finchley (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Merstham | 58 | (12) |
| 2018–2021 | Cheltenham Town | 56 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | Torquay United | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 9 | (1) |
| 2022 | Kingstonian | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sittingbourne | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Margate (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Faversham Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Leatherhead | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:57, 28 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Addai started his career in the Tottenham Hotspur youth system. He joined Blackpool in 2010 and was given his first professional deal ahead of the 2012–13 season.[3] He then played for a number of non-league sides Carshalton Athletic, Whitehawk,[2] Crawley Down Gatwick,[4] Kingstonian,[5] Grays Athletic[6] and Wingate & Finchley[7] before joining Merstham in July 2016. In his final season at the club, Addai racked up nine goals in thirty-nine league appearances.[8]
Addai returned to league football with a move to League Two side Cheltenham Town in May 2018, on a one-year contract.[9] He made his professional home debut against Crawley Town, however Cheltenham lost the game 1–0.[10] Addai played frequently throughout the season and signed a new one-year deal in April 2019, with an option for a further year that would be triggered by appearances, when then led to his contract being extended into the 2020-21 season.[11][12] On 20 November 2020, Addai joined Maidenhead United on a one-month loan.[13] In April 2021, he joined Solihull Moors on loan until the end of the season.[14] He made 10 appearances on loan at Solihull Moors, scoring 1 goal.[2] He was released by Cheltenham Town at the end of the season.[15] He signed for Torquay United in September 2021.[16] On 10 December 2021, Addai joined Hemel Hempstead Town after his short-term contract with Torquay United came to an end.[17] On 22 February 2022, Addai returned to former club Kingstonian.[18] In June 2022, Addai joined Sittingbourne.[19] On 26 November 2022, Addai joined Margate on a one-month loan deal,[20] before joining Faversham Town on loan in December.[21] In February 2023, he joined Leatherhead.[22]
Personal life
Born in England, Addai is of Ghanaian descent.[23]
Career statistics
- As of 4 July 2021[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carshalton Athletic | 2013–14[24] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Whitehawk | 2013–14[2] | Conference South | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Crawley Down Gatwick (loan) | 2013–14[25] | Isthmian League Division One South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Kingstonian | 2014–15 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Grays Athletic | 2015–16[26] | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[b] | 1[c] | 18 | 2 | ||
| Wingate & Finchley (loan) | 2015–16[27] | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Merstham | 2016–17 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 43 | 9 | |||
| Total | 68 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 92 | 15 | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 2018–19[28] | League Two | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[f] | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| 2019–20[2] | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[g] | 1 | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21[2] | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 81 | 10 | ||
| Maidenhead United (loan) | 2020–21[2] | National League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Solihull Moors (loan) | 2020–21[2] | National League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | 207 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 265 | 34 | ||
- Three appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, one in the FA Trophy
- Three appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in the FA Trophy, one in the Essex Senior Cup
- One goal in the FA Trophy
- Three appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, three in the FA Trophy
- Two appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, two in the FA Trophy
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Three appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League Two playoffs