Alex Hartridge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Duncan Hartridge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Torquay, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2024 | Exeter City | 131 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Truro City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Truro City (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Truro City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Truro City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Truro City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Bath City (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Bath City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Bath City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Exeter City (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Burton Albion | 38 | (3) |
| 2026– | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:40, 1 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
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Alex Duncan Hartridge (born 9 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle.
Career
[edit]Exeter City
[edit]Born in Torquay,[4] Hartridge began his career with Exeter City, turning professional in April 2017.[3] He spent five loan spells on loan at Truro City.[4]
He made his senior debut for Exeter City on 28 November 2017, in the EFL Cup.[5] He made his Football League debut for them on 29 December 2018.[6]
On 12 July 2019, Hartridge signed a six-month loan deal with National League South side Bath City.[7] In mid-November, he was recalled due to Exeter's injury crisis.[8] 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.[9] On 9 January 2020, he headed back to Bath City for the third team, the club confirmed, for the rest of the season.[10]
He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Swindon Town on 6 October 2020.[11]
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.[12]
Wycombe Wanderers
[edit]In May 2024 it was announced that he would sign for Wycombe Wanderers on 1 July 2024.[13][14]
He returned on loan to Exeter City in January 2025.[15]
Burton Albion
[edit]On 1 September 2025, Hartridge signed for fellow League One club Burton Albion on a one-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[16][17]
Plymouth Argyle
[edit]In June 2026, it was announced that Hartridge would sign for Plymouth Argyle on 1 July 2026, following the expiry of his Burton contract.[18][19]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Exeter City | 2016–17[20] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18[5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[6] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[21] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[22] | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22[23] | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[24] | League One | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[25] | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 131 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 154 | 3 | ||
| Truro City (loan) | 2016–17[4] | National League South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[4] | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19[4] | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Bath City (loan) | 2019–20[4] | National League South | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2024–25[26] | League One | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2024–25[26] | League One | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Burton Albion | 2025–26[27] | League One | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Career total | 267 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 319 | 10 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs
- ↑ Five appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup, one appearance in National League South play-offs
Honours
[edit]Exeter City
- League Two runner-up: 2021–22[28]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ↑ "Alex Hartridge". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- 1 2 "Profile". Exeter City F.C. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alex Hartridge at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- 1 2 "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- 1 2 "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Alex Hartridge joins Bath City on six-month loan deal". Exeter City F.C. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ↑ Havant & Waterlooville 2 Bath City 1: Contentious penalty ends The Roman's winning run, somersetlive.co.uk, 17 November 2019
- ↑ Player News, bathcityfc.com, 3 January 2020
- ↑ Player News, bathcityfc.com, 9 January 2020
- ↑ "A flurry of goals see Swindon Town on the brink of elimination from the EFL Trophy following a 4-3 defeat by Exeter City". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ↑ "Alex Hartridge: Exeter City defender to leave club at end of season". BBC Sport. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ Wanderers, Wycombe (30 May 2024). "Alex Hartridge to become first summer signing". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Alex Hartridge: Wycombe Wanderers sign Exeter City defender". BBC Sport. 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Alex Hartridge: Exeter City bring back defender on loan from Wycombe". BBC Sport. 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "ALEX HARTRIDGE SIGNS FOR BURTON ALBION". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Burton Albion transfer news: Alex Hartridge and George Evans join". BBC Sport. 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Alex Hartridge signs for Argyle | Plymouth Argyle". www.pafc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Alex Hartridge: Plymouth Argyle sign former Exeter City defender". BBC Sport. 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ "Games played by Alex Hartridge in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Profile Archived 28 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine at the Exeter City F.C. website
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- Truro City F.C. players
- Bath City F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Burton Albion F.C. players
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- 21st-century English sportsmen
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