Alex Fisher

For those of a similar name, see Alexander Fisher (disambiguation).
Alex Fisher
Personal information
Full name Alex Anthony Fisher
Date of birth (1990-06-30) 30 June 1990[1]
Place of birth Westminster, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Number 18
Youth career
1997–2007 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2009 Oxford United 14 (2)
2008 → Brackley Town (loan) 5 (3)
2009 → Oxford City (loan) 16 (12)
2010–2011 Jerez Industrial 31 (21)
2011–2012 Tienen 17 (11)
2012–2013 Mechelen[3] 27 (7)
2013 Heist 4 (2)
2013–2014 Monza 14 (4)
2014–2015 Mansfield Town 14 (1)
2015 Torquay United 22 (7)
2016– Inverness CT 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Alex Anthony Fisher (born 30 June 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He plays primarily as a forward but has experience in all positions, including in goal.

Club career

Oxford United

Born in London and educated at Abingdon School, Fisher joined Oxford United FC whilst playing for St. Edmunds at the age of seven under Peter Rhodes Brown where he went all the way through the Centre of Excellence helping win the Under-18s Youth Team Championship in the 2006–07 season. At age 16 whilst still at school he was called up to the first team and given the number 45 shirt by then manager Jim Smith. During his time in the first team Fisher held three shirt numbers – 45, 37 and 17 – and played for three different managers – Jim Smith, Darren Patterson and Chris Wilder.

Fisher scored his first senior league goal in January 2008 at 17 years old in a 4–0 home win at the Kassam Stadium vs. Altrincham. He also scored Oxford United’s only goal in a 1–2 home defeat to Harry Rednapp’s FA Cup winning Portsmouth side in a friendly match, beating David James with a left foot volley.

Fisher joined non league Brackley Town managed by David Oldfield on 8 March 2008 to gain experience scoring three goals in five starts. Another loan to local side Oxford City in early 2009 signalled the end of his United career however he still netted 12 goals in 16 starts.

Jerez Industrial

Fisher then joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Jerez, Spain where he received coaching from Glenn Hoddle, Graham Rix, Dave Beasant and Nigel Spackman. Through the academy, in the 2010–11 season, he signed for Jerez Industrial scoring on his debut at the Chapin Stadium. However a serious break to his jaw during a game against Los Palacios prematurely ended his season, in which he had already scored 21 goals in all competitions, 17 of which in the league.

KVK Tienen

Fisher played for Belgian second division side KVK Tienen,[4] having signed a contract to the end of the 2011–12 season.

KRC Mechelen

As his contract had expired at KVK Tienen, he signed at the larger Belgian club K.R.C. Mechelen,[3] in Belgium turning down a late offer from KVC Westerlo who had just come out of the Belgian Pro League.

K.S.K. Heist

In July 2013, Fisher signed for K.S.K. Heist in the Belgacom League. Team manager Cis Bosschaerts said in the media, that the signing would be "a significant step in the right direction for the club" for the coming season.

A.C. Monza Brianza 1912

After only one-and-a-half months with KSK Heist, Alex Fisher had impressed and transferred to Italian Lega Pro side A.C. Monza Brianza 1912. Heist came to an agreement with AC Monza, and the transfer went through before the end of the market window.

Mansfield Town

On 4 June 2014, Fisher returned to England and signed a deal subject to international clearance with Mansfield Town, scoring his first goal in the League Cup against Sheffield United.[5] He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2014–15 season.[6]

Torquay United

On 5 August 2015, Fisher signed for Torquay United after spending the summer on trial at Exeter City He filled vacant squad number 17. Fisher scored the winning and first goal for the club on his debut game in a 1–0 win against Macclesfield United[7] and went on to score another winning goal in a 3–2 win against Halifax[8] a week later. In December 2015 Fisher left Torquay United via mutual consent.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

On 9 January 2016, Fisher signed for Scottish Premiership club Inverness Caledonian Thistle, on a deal until the end of the season, with an option for the club to extend that by another year.[9]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10342~42027,00.html
  2. ↑ "ESPN Soccernet Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  3. 1 2 Website RC Mechelen
  4. ↑ "KVK Tienen reinforced attack Englishman Alex Fisher". http://www.kvktienen.be (in Dutch). External link in |work= (help)
  5. ↑ "Alex Fisher: Mansfield Town sign striker from AC Monza". BBC Sport. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Retained list confirmed". Mansfield Town. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "BBC Sport - Torquay United 1–0 Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 Aug 2015.
  8. ↑ "BBC Sport - FC Halifax Town 2–3 Torquay United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 Aug 2015.
  9. ↑ "Inverness Caley Thistle land striker Alex Fisher". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

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