Alfie Bates
English footballer
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Alfie Bates (born 3 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Tamworth.
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Bates in July 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfie Bates[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tamworth | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coundon Court Juniors | |||
| 2008 | Coventry City | ||
| 2008–2016 | Birmingham City | ||
| 2017–2018 | Walsall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Walsall | 49 | (1) |
| 2022 | SJK | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | SJK Akatemia | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Brackley Town | 89 | (5) |
| 2025– | Tamworth | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:51, 27 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Bates was born in Coventry and joined the Academy at Coventry City at the age of seven after leaving Coundon Court Juniors. He went on to endure a difficult start to his career, losing his mother to cancer in 2013 and then being released by Birmingham City at the age of 15.[2] He signed for Walsall in March 2017 and scored on his youth-team debut against Morecambe, before featuring in 28 under-18 and six Development Squad matches during the 2017–18 season.[3] He made his first-team debut for the "Saddlers" on 9 October 2018, in a 3–1 victory over Middlesbrough U21 in an EFL Trophy group stage match at the Bescot Stadium.[4]
On 23 February 2022, Bates joined Veikkausliiga club SJK on a long-term deal.[5] In December 2022, he terminated his contract in order to return to England.[6] On 12 January 2023, Bates joined National League North side Brackley Town.[7]
In June 2025, Bates joined National League side Tamworth.[8]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2024–25 season
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Walsall | 2018–19[9] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20[10] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2020–21[11] | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 68 | 2 | ||
| SJK | 2022[13] | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2022[13] | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Brackley Town | 2022–23[13] | National League North | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[13] | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25[13] | 42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 49 | 1 | |||
| Total | 89 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 5 | ||
| Tamworth | 2025–26[13] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 152 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 189 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance(s) in National League North play-offs
Honours
Brackley Town:
