Alex Lankshear
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex James Lankshear | ||
Date of birth | (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 21)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blackpool | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
Arsenal | |||
St Albans City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | St Albans City | 23 | (1) |
2022– | Blackpool | 1 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Dorking Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:09, 2 October 2023 (UTC) |
Alex James Lankshear[2] (born 8 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Blackpool.
Career
St Albans City
Lankshear attended Beaumont School.[3] He came through the academy at St Albans City to make 37 appearances during the 2021–22 campaign, scoring one goal against Welling United.[4] He signed a first-team contract with St Albans in February 2021.[5]
Blackpool
On 12 August 2022, Lankshear was signed by Blackpool for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a three-year contract with the option of a further year.[6] He made his first-team debut on the last day of the 2022–23 relegation season, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Jordan Thorniley in a 1–0 victory at Norwich City.[7]
On 27 August 2023, Lankshear joined National League club Dorking Wanderers on loan until January 2024.[8]
Style of play
Lankshear is an attacking left-back.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 May 2023
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Albans City | 2021–22[10] | National League South | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 36 | 1 |
Blackpool | 2022–23[11] | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023–24[12] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
- ^ 3 appearances in the FA Trophy and 2 appearances in the Herts Senior Cup
References
- ^ a b "Alex Lankshear". 6 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Squad List 2023/24 & U21 Registered Contract Players - September 2023" (PDF). English Football League. p. 53. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Metcalfe, Neil (13 August 2022). "Alex Lankshear goes pro after leaving St Albans City for a Championship side". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Lankshear's A Tangerine". stalbanscityfc.com. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Ellacott, Jake (16 February 2021). "Academy prospects sign first team contracts". stalbanscityfc.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Seasiders Sign Alex Lankshear From St Alban's City". Blackpool FC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Relegated Blackpool beat Norwich in final game". BBC Sport. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "New Signing Alex Lankshear". www.dorkingwanderers.com. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Scrafton, Matt (12 August 2022). "Blackpool add another highly-rated youngster to Stephen Dobbie's development squad". The Gazette. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Alex Lankshear | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Lankshear in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Lankshear in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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- 2 Lyons
- 3 Husband
- 4 Gabriel
- 5 Pennington
- 6 Norburn (c)
- 7 Evans
- 8 Morgan
- 9 Joseph
- 10 Carey
- 11 Fletcher
- 12 Baggott
- 13 Chapman
- 14 Embleton
- 15 Coulson
- 16 Rhodes
- 18 Beesley
- 19 Ballard
- 20 Casey
- 22 Hamilton
- 23 Thompson
- 25 Apter
- 26 Ashworth
- 27 Kouassi
- 28 Finnigan
- 34 Sassi
- Daniels
- Donkor
- Lankshear
- Interim manager: Keogh