Alfie Beestin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfie Dillon Beestin | ||
| Date of birth | 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016 | Tadcaster Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00 11 September 2016 (UTC) | |||
Alfie Dillon Beestin (born 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Doncaster Rovers in League Two.
He was born in Leeds and trained with the York College/i2i Football Development Centre, also playing for the Tadcaster Albion development team.[2]
Early life
Born in Leeds, Beestin studied at The Co-operative Academy of Leeds, before moving on to York College, achieving a Level 2 Certificate in Sport and a Level 1 Coaching Award.[2]
He started his career at the Tadcaster Albion development team, scoring four goals in three games. During a trial at Doncaster Rovers he impressed manager Darren Ferguson.[3]
Career
Doncaster Rovers
Beestin signed for Doncaster Rovers on 2 August 2016.[4] Following his signing, manager Darren Ferguson said "ability-wise he's got a hell of a lot".[5]
Beestin came on as a substitute against Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy, scoring on his debut in a 2-0 victory.[6] In a 5-1 victory against Morecambe Beestin made his league debut as a substitute.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 10 September 2016
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2016–17 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes matches in the EFL Trophy.
References
- ^ Reunited, Genes. "Alfie Beestin - Births & Baptisms - Genes Reunited". www.genesreunited.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ a b Sissons, Jill. "Football Development Centre Student Signed to the Professional Game". www.yorkcollege.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ "Tadcaster Albion snap up ex-York and Northern Ireland keeper Michael Ingham". Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ Hoden, Liam (2 August 2016). "Doncaster Rovers: Striker Alfie Beestin signs". The Star. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers: First sight of Alfie Beestin against Mansfield Town". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ "Mansfield 0 Rovers 2". Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ "Morecambe 1-5 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ "Alfie Beestin | Football Stats | Doncaster Rovers | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21.