Alex Battle
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 January 1999[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Truro City (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Salisbury (loan) | 3 | |
| 2019– | → Truro City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2019 | |||
Alex Battle (born 23 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Truro City as a forward, on loan from EFL Championship side Plymouth Argyle.
Career
On 9 November 2017 Battle joined Southern Football League side Salisbury on a youth loan,[2] but had his loan cut short when he was forced to return to Argyle just a month later for treatment on a knee injury that he sustained during a 4–3 defeat to Larkhall Athletic.[3]
Battle made his EFL League One debut for Argyle as a substitute in a 5–2 defeat away to Gillingham on 5 May 2018, the last day of the 17-18 season. Battle was sent on in the 79th minute for Jamaican international Joel Grant. Battle was one of five academy players on the bench for Argyle that game, alongside Cameron Sangster, Klaidi Lolos, Ryan Law and Dan Rooney.[4]
On 17 July 2018, it was reported that Battle had turned down an offer of an extended contract from Argyle, and was training with Bolton Wanderers, a club he had trained with previously. However, with Bolton already in a dispute with their current players over unpaid wages, the Trotters were unable to agree a youth compensation fee with Argyle.[5] On 23 July 2018 it was reported that Battle had agreed a professional contract with Plymouth Argyle.[6]
On 4 January 2019, Battle joined National League South side Truro City on loan until the end of the season, joining up with Jordan Bentley and Dan Rooney, two fellow Argyle loanees.[7]
He was released by Plymouth Argyle at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Alex Battle Forward". Plymouth Argyle FC. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Alex ready for Battle as Whites seek home comfort". Salisbury F.C. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Alex Battle has loan spell at Salisbury ended by injury". The Herald (Plymouth). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Gillingham 5 Argyle 2". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Derek Adams reveals Alex Battle has turned down new contract". The Herald (Plymouth). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Alex Battle signs new contract with Plymouth Argyle". The Herald (Plymouth). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Battle to Truro". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Jamie Ness: Plymouth Argyle release midfielder and offer deals to 12". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
External links
- Alex Battle at Soccerway
- Profile on Truro City website