Alex Babos
Footballer (born 1998)
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Alexander Jon Babos (born 22 August 1998) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League South club Chesham United.
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Babos playing for Hereford | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Jon Babos | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chesham United | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2020 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Real Unión (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → FC United of Manchester (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Alfreton Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | King's Lynn Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Banbury United | 86 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Hereford | 86 | (15) |
| 2025– | Chesham United | 30 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Wales U21 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:22, 13 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:42, 18 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Babos started his youth career at Derby County, joining the club's scholarship programme aged 15, before signing a professional contract with the club in March 2016.[1]
In August 2018, Babos joined Spanish Segunda División B club Real Unión on a season-long loan, but the loan was cut short and returned to Derby in January 2019.[2][3]
On 24 September 2019, Babos joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester on a one-month loan.[4] During his time at Derby he was captain of the U23 side.[5] He was released by Derby in July 2020.[6][7]
Following his release from Derby, on 9 October 2020, Babos signed for National League North club Alfreton Town following a successful trial period.[8]
On 9 April 2021, Babos joined National League club King's Lynn Town for the remainder of the season.[9][10]
On 13 August 2021, Babos joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Banbury United.[11][12] In June 2022, he signed a contract extension ahead of Banbury's first season in the National League North.[13]
On 25 May 2023, Babos signed for National League North club Hereford on a one-year deal.[14][15] He scored on his debut for Hereford in a 2–2 draw on the opening day of the season against former club King's Lynn Town.[16] He made the National League North team of the week after his second match with Hereford.[17] He made the team of the week for a second time after scoring in a 3–1 home win against Curzon Ashton in October.[18] He featured in a team of the week for the third time during the season after scoring twice in a 4–1 league win away against Peterborough Sports in March.[19]
On 29 March 2024, it was announced that Babos had signed a one-year contract extension at Hereford, tying him down to the club until 2025.[20] In May 2025, he was offered an extension to remain at the club, but announced on 4 May on X that he was leaving.[21]
On 16 June 2025, Babos joined National League South club Chesham United.[22]
International career
In November 2017, Babos received his first call up to the Wales U21 squad for their two UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying fixtures, but did not feature in either match.[23] The following May he was called up again for Wales' friendly double-header against Georgia, this time winning his first caps as he started both fixtures, firstly playing the full 90 minutes before being substituted in the second.[24][25]
He made his competitive debut for Wales U21 the following September, coming on as a second-half substitute in their UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying fixture against Liechtenstein.[26] He was called up once again for October's qualifying fixtures against Romania and Switzerland.[27]
In May 2019, he was called up for Wales' friendly double-header against Albania, starting in the first of the two fixtures.[28][29]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County U23 | 2016–17[30] | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Real Unión (loan) | 2018–19[30][31] | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| FC United of Manchester (loan) | 2019–20[32] | NPL Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Alfreton Town | 2020–21[30] | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| King's Lynn Town | 2020–21[30] | National League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Banbury United | 2021–22[33] | SL Premier Division Central | 40 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| 2022–23[30] | National League North | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 51 | 6 | |
| Total | 86 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 98 | 7 | ||
| Hereford | 2023–24[30][34] | National League North | 45 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 50 | 11 |
| 2024–25[30][35] | National League North | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | |
| Total | 86 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 16 | ||
| Chesham United | 2025–26[36][37] | National League South | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Career total | 224 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 238 | 27 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in Copa Federación de España