Fraser Alexander
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fraser Alexander
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Fraser Scott Alexander
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|2|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cambridge, England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://fraseralexander.co.uk/fraser-alexander-football-profile/ |website=Fraser Alexander |access-date=29 December 2022 |language=en}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Leiston
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2011–2021| youthclubs1 = Ipswich Town
| years1 = 2021–2023| clubs1 = Ipswich Town | caps1 = 0| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = → Cheshunt (loan)| caps2 = 32| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2023–2024 | clubs3 = Bishop's Stortford| caps3 = 26| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024- | clubs4 = Leiston| caps4 = 0| goals4 = 0
| club-update = 01:37, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
}}
Fraser Scott Alexander (born 20 February 2003) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leiston.
Career
Alexander joined the Academy at Ipswich Town at the age of eight and went on to captain the under-18 side.{{cite news |last1=Henderson |first1=Jacob |title=RECOGNITION FOR ACADEMY'S FRASER |url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2020/november/fraser-alexander-named-in-the-eleven/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |work=www.itfc.co.uk |date=11 November 2020 |language=en-gb}} He was named in "The 11" by the League Football Education in November 2020 after completing the BTEC Extended Diploma to a D*D*D* standard and making excellent progress in his mathematics A-Level.{{cite news |last1=Wylie |first1=Jack |title=The 11 {{!}} November 2020 (In Depth) |url=https://www.lfe.org.uk/news/the-11-november-2020-in-depth/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |work=League Football Education (LFE) |date=11 November 2020}} He signed his first professional contract after being named as U18 Second Year Player of the Year in 2021. He made his first-team debut on 30 August 2022, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Cameron Humphreys in 6–0 win over Northampton Town in an EFL Trophy match at Portman Road.{{cite news |last1=Warren |first1=Andy |title=Ipswich Town 6-0 Northampton Town: Blues dominate in Trophy rout |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/20851640.ipswich-town-6-0-northampton-town-blues-dominate-trophy-rout/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |work=East Anglian Daily Times |date=30 August 2022 |language=en}} On 21 October 2022, he joined Cheshunt of the National League South on a one-month loan.{{cite news |title=Alexander Joins Cheshunt on Loan - Ipswich Town News |url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/43590/alexander-joins-cheshunt-on-loan |access-date=29 December 2022 |work=TWTD.co.uk |date=21 October 2022 |language=en}}
He joined Southern League Premier Division Central team Leiston in August 2024 on expiry of his contract at Ipswich.{{Cite web |title=Fraser Alexander signs for the Blues |url=https://www.leistonfc.co.uk/news/fraser-alexander-signs-for-the-blues-2866262.html |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.leistonfc.co.uk |language=en}}
Style of play
Alexander describes himself as a "solid central midfielder".{{cite web |title=Why? |url=https://fraseralexander.co.uk/fraser-alexander-why/ |website=Fraser Alexander |access-date=29 December 2022 |language=en}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 26 December 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Ipswich Town
|2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=143954|season=2022|access-date=1 July 2022}} | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFT|Includes appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cheshunt (loan) | National League South | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=FAT|Includes appearance(s) in the FA Trophy}}{{Efn|name=HSC|Includes Appearance(s) in the Herts Senior Cup}} | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
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