James Alabi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Bamidele Oluwatemi Alabi[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chester | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Stoke City | ||
| 2011–2012 | Celtic | ||
| 2012–2013 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016– | Chester | 36 | (15) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:29, 13 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
James Bamidele Oluwatemi Alabi (born 8 November 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Chester.
He has previously played for Stoke City, Scunthorpe United, Mansfield Town, Forest Green Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Ipswich Town and Grimsby Town.
Career
Stoke City
Alabi was born in London Borough of Southwark and began his career with Stoke City playing for the club's academy in 2010–11 before moving to Scottish club Celtic. After a season at Lennoxtown he moved back to Stoke City for the 2012–13 season. On 21 February 2013 he joined League One side Scunthorpe United on loan for a month.[3][4] After seeing him in training Irons manager Brian Laws compared him as a 'technically better' version of John Gayle, who Laws believes was one of his best signings in his first spell at Scunthorpe.[5] He made his professional debut on 23 February against Hartlepool United at Glanford Park, scoring 10 minutes after coming on as a 67th-minute substitute.[6][7] On 26 March 2013 his loan spell at Scunthorpe was extended until the end of the 2012–13 season.[8][9] He remained at Glanford Park for the remainder of the season, playing in nine matches as they failed to avoid relegation.
On 31 October 2013, Alabi joined Mansfield Town on a one-month loan.[10][11] He made his debut for Mansfield the next day against Southend United but was sent-off after for a late tackle.[12] Alabi then joined Forest Green Rovers on a one-month loan on 28 November 2013.[13] He made his debut on 30 November 2013 in an FA Trophy first round tie against Dartford.[14] He played in six games for Forest Green without scoring before returning to Stoke at the end of December 2013.[15] On 11 March 2014, Alabi joined League Two side Scunthorpe United for a second loan spell with the Iron.[16] He made one appearance for Scunthorpe before returning to Stoke.[17]
On 9 August 2014, Alabi joined Accrington Stanley on a one-month loan.[18] He played three times for Stanley before returning to Stoke. In January 2015 Alabi had a trial with Dutch side De Graafschap.[19]
Ipswich Town
He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2014–15 season and joined Ipswich Town, after impressing Mick McCarthy by scoring 2 goals in 2 appearances for the under 21's side on trial, on a one-year deal on 24 August 2015.[20] On 25 August 2015, Alabi made his Ipswich debut, scoring in a 4–1 win against Doncaster Rovers in a League Cup second round match.[21] On 25 November 2015, Alabi joined National League side Grimsby Town, on loan until 3 January 2016.[22]
Chester
Following his release by Ipswich, Alabi signed for National League side Chester, on a deal until the end of the 2015–16 season.[23]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2012–13 | League One | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 2013–14 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2013–14 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2014–15 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2015–16 | National League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Chester | 2015–16 | National League | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| Career Total | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 10 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy and FA Trophy.
References
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2013 and 28/02/2013" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ↑ Brown, Tony; Joyce, Michael; Longbottom, David, eds. (2013). English National Football Archive Yearbook 2013. Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-905891-62-7.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe United sign Stoke City striker James Alabi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ↑ "Stoke City striker James Alabi joins Scunthorpe United on loan". This is Scunthorpe. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ↑ "Stoke City loanee James Alabi reminds Scunthorpe United boss Brian Laws of one-time Iron striker John Gayle". This Is Scunthorpe. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe v Hartlepool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "James Alabi enjoys debut to remember, but Stoke City striker almost had to wait for first Scunthorpe United appearance". This is Scunthorpe. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe United: James Alabi extends loan from Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "Stoke City striker James Alabi will stay on with Scunthorpe United". This is Scunthorpe. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "Keane Enjoys Winning Debut". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "James Alabi: Mansfield Town sign Stoke City striker on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ "Southend 3–0 Mansfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ↑ "Rovers sign forward on loan from Stoke City". FGR. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "Yan Klukowski strikes to earn Forest Green Rovers a replay in FA Trophy clash at Dartford". Gloucester Citizen. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Forest Green: James Alabi returns to Stoke City". Gloucester Citizen. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ↑ "ALABI LOAN MOVE COMPLETED". Scunthorpe United FC. 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "James Alabi returns to Stoke City at end of Scunthorpe United loan". Scunthorpe Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Striker Alabi signs on loan". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ↑ "James Alabi few days on trial". De Graafschap. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "Club Submit Retained List". Stoke City. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ "Doncaster 1–4 Ipswich". BBC Sport. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Grimsby Town sign James Alabi on loan from Ipswich". Grimsby Telegraph. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ "James Alabi signs for rest of season after leaving Ipswich Town". The Chester Chronicle. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ James Alabi career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ James Alabi profile at Soccerway
External links
- James Alabi career statistics at Soccerbase
- James Alabi profile at Soccerway