Alex Hartridge
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Alex Hartridge
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|fullname = Alex Duncan Hartridge{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City |publisher=English Football League |page=26 |accessdate=19 October 2019}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|3|9|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=101667 |title=Alex Hartridge |website=Soccerbase |accessdate=1 July 2021}}
|birth_place = Torquay, England
|height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Exeter City
(on loan from Wycombe Wanderers)
|clubnumber = 4
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Exeter City
|years1 = 2016–2024
|clubs1 = Exeter City
|caps1 = 131
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2017
|clubs2 = → Truro City (loan)
|caps2 = 9
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2017
|clubs3 = → Truro City (loan)
|caps3 = 10
|goals3 = 1
|years4 = 2017–2018
|clubs4 = → Truro City (loan)
|caps4 = 14
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2018
|clubs5 = → Truro City (loan)
|caps5 = 7
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2018
|clubs6 = → Truro City (loan)
|caps6 = 3
|goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2019
|clubs7 = → Bath City (loan)
|caps7 = 17
|goals7 = 1
|years8 = 2019–2020
|clubs8 = → Bath City (loan)
|caps8 = 6
|goals8 = 1
|years9 = 2020
|clubs9 = → Bath City (loan)
|caps9 = 9
|goals9 = 0
|years10 = 2024–
|clubs10 = Wycombe Wanderers
|caps10 = 6
|goals10 = 0
|years11 = 2025–
|clubs11 = → Exeter City (loan)
|caps11 = 17
|goals11 = 1
|club-update = 15:01, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Alex Duncan Hartridge (born 9 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|ExeterCi}} side Exeter City, on loan from {{English football updater|WycombeW}} club Wycombe Wanderers.
Career
=Exeter City=
Born in Torquay,{{soccerway|alex-hartridge/477679|accessdate=27 February 2019}} Hartridge began his career with Exeter City, turning professional in April 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/alex-hartridge/|title=Profile|accessdate=27 February 2019|publisher=Exeter City F.C.}} He spent five loan spells on loan at Truro City.
He made his senior debut for Exeter City on 28 November 2017, in the EFL Cup.{{soccerbase season|101667|2017|access-date=11 October 2022 }} He made his Football League debut for them on 29 December 2018.{{soccerbase season|101667|2018|access-date=11 October 2022 }}
On 12 July 2019, Hartridge signed a six-month loan deal with National League South side Bath City.{{cite web|url=https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/2019/july/alex-hartridge/|title=Alex Hartridge joins Bath City on six-month loan deal|publisher=Exeter City F.C.|date=12 July 2019|accessdate=17 July 2019}} In mid-November, he was recalled due to Exeter's injury crisis.[https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/havant-waterlooville-bath-city-report-3547679 Havant & Waterlooville 2 Bath City 1: Contentious penalty ends The Roman's winning run], somersetlive.co.uk, 17 November 2019 Hartridge sat on the bench for one game, before he headed back to Bath City. However, he was recalled once again on 3 January 2020 to be involved in Exeter's weekend fixture.[https://www.bathcityfc.com/player-news-53/ Player News], bathcityfc.com, 3 January 2020 On 9 January 2020, he headed back to Bath City for the third team, the club confirmed, for the rest of the season.[https://www.bathcityfc.com/player-news-54/ Player News], bathcityfc.com, 9 January 2020
He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Swindon Town on 6 October 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/18774941.flurry-goals-see-swindon-town-brink-elimination-efl-trophy-following-4-3-defeat-exeter-city/|title=A flurry of goals see Swindon Town on the brink of elimination from the EFL Trophy following a 4-3 defeat by Exeter City |date=6 October 2020 |publisher=swindonadvertiser.co.uk |accessdate=7 October 2020}}
In March 2024, Hartridge's departure from the club at the end of the season was announced with the defender having rejected the offer of a new contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68753369|title=Alex Hartridge: Exeter City defender to leave club at end of season|publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 April 2024|accessdate=8 April 2024}}
=Wycombe Wanderers=
In May 2024 it was announced that he would sign for Wycombe Wanderers on 1 July 2024.{{Cite web |last=Wanderers |first=Wycombe |date=30 May 2024 |title=Alex Hartridge to become first summer signing |url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2024/may/30/alex-hartridge-to-become-first-summer-signing/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=Wycombe Wanderers}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4nn8gxrl6do|title=Alex Hartridge: Wycombe Wanderers sign Exeter City defender|date=30 May 2024|website=BBC Sport}}
He returned on loan to Exeter City in January 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg4534grnpdo|title=Alex Hartridge: Exeter City bring back defender on loan from Wycombe|date=30 January 2025|website=BBC Sport}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 26 April 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !rowspan=2|Division !colspan=2|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=9|Exeter City
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|101667|2016|access-date=11 October 2022 }} |rowspan=6|League Two |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|101667|2019|access-date=11 October 2022 }}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|101667|2020|access-date=11 October 2022 }}
|29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|101667|2021|access-date=11 October 2022 }}
|28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|101667|2022|access-date=11 October 2022 }}
|rowspan=2|League One |43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|101667|2023|access-date=30 August 2023 }}
|28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| colspan=2|Total
!131||0||8||1||6||1||9||1||154||3 | |||||||||
| rowspan=3|Truro City (loan)
|rowspan=3|National League South |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017–18
|23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs}} | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2018–19
|10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Bath City (loan)
|National League South |32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 7{{efn|Five appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup, one appearance in National League South play-offs}} | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|101667|2024|access-date=25 November 2024}} |League One |6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Exeter City (loan)
|League One |17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| colspan=3|Career total
!228||4||17||1||9||1||22||1||276||7 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- [https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/alex-hartridge/ Profile] at the Exeter City F.C. website
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Category:Footballers from Torquay
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Exeter City F.C. players
Category:Truro City F.C. players
Category:Bath City F.C. players
Category:Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:English Football League players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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