Alex Pike (footballer)

Alex Pike

Personal information
Full name	Alexander George Pike[1]
Date of birth	8 February 1997
Place of birth	Waltham Forest, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Right-back
Club information
Current team	West Ham United
Number	66
Youth career
2008-2015	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2015–	West Ham United	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Alexander George "Alex" Pike (born 8 February 1997) is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United as a defender.

Career

Pike joined West Ham as an under-11 team player as a midfielder before converting to play as a right-back as a schoolboy.^[2] He was first included in a West Ham matchday squad for their UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg fixture away to Birkirkara of Malta on 16 July 2015, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–0 victory at the Boleyn Ground.^[3] With manager Slaven Bilić putting priority on the team's Premier League performance, he made an array of changes for their third qualifying round second leg away to FC Astra Giurgiu on 6 August, and Pike made his debut as an added-time substitute for Lewis Page in a 2–1 defeat which saw his team eliminated.^[4]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
West Ham United	2015-16	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

References

1. "Premier League - Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
2. "Alex Pike". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
3. Johnston, Neil (16 June 2015). "West Ham 1-0 Birkirkara FC". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
4. "Astra Giurgiu 2-1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

External links

• Soccerway profile
• Alex Pike career statistics at Soccerbase