Alfie

Bates

CM Drogheda United #15

Central Midfield – Midfielder

Alfie Bates

Drogheda United Premier Division

Date of birth / Age: 3 May 2001 (25)
Citizenship: England
Foot: Right
Height · Weight: 1.70 m / 64 kg
Main position: Central Midfield
Contract until: 2026

Benchmarks

central midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

In his league

of Premier Division central midfielders rank below him

Season 2026

Appearances: 37
Starting eleven: 31
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 9
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 2,800

Starting eleven84%

31 of 37 appearances

Minutes played2,800

76 per appearance

Goal involvement1

1 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

21 matches · since 2022

DMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	11	0	0
Defensive Midfield	10	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2025/26	National League	Tamworth	30	25	1	–	8	–	0	2,305
2026	Premier Division	Drogheda United	5	4	0	0	1	0	0	320
2026	FAI Cup	Drogheda United	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	175
2024/25	National League N / S	Brackley Town	42	29	1	–	4	–	0	2,728
2023/24	National League N / S	Brackley Town	31	19	2	–	6	–	0	1,642
2022/23	National League N / S	Brackley Town	19	17	2	–	4	–	0	1,462
2022/23	UEFA Europa Conference League	SJK	2	0	0	–	1	–	0	44
2022	Veikkausliiga	SJK	13	12	0	0	5	0	0	911
2022	Ykkösliiga	SJK Akatemia	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	90
2021/22	EFL Vertu Trophy	Walsall	4	3	0	–	1	–	0	223
2020/21	League Two	Walsall	36	21	0	–	3	–	0	1,818
2020/21	EFL Vertu Trophy	Walsall	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	330
2020/21	Carabao Cup	Walsall	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2020/21	FA Cup	Walsall	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	32
2019/20	League Two	Walsall	13	9	1	–	0	–	0	914
2019/20	EFL Vertu Trophy	Walsall	4	3	0	–	1	–	0	323
2019/20	FA Cup	Walsall	3	2	1	–	1	–	0	176
2019/20	Carabao Cup	Walsall	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	53
2018/19	EFL Vertu Trophy	Walsall	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			213	154	8	0^*	36	0^*	0	13,846

By competition	Apps	G	A
National League N / S	92	5	–
League Two	49	1	–
National League	30	1	–
EFL Vertu Trophy	13	0	–
Veikkausliiga	13	0	0
Premier Division	5	0	0
FA Cup	4	1	–
Carabao Cup	2	0	–
FAI Cup	2	0	–
UEFA Europa Conference League	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2026 Jul 2026 · Transfer Tamworth Drogheda United Transfer
Jul 2025 Jul 2025 · Transfer Brackley Town Tamworth Transfer
Jan 2023 Jan 2023 · Transfer SJK Brackley Town Transfer
Feb 2022 Feb 2022 · Transfer Walsall SJK Transfer
Mar 2017 Mar 2017 · Transfer Birmingham City FC Under 18 Ac Walsall Transfer

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Drogheda United 2026 7 0
Tamworth 2025 30 1
Brackley Town 2022–2025 92 5
SJK 2022 15 0
SJK Akatemia 2022 1 0
Walsall 2018–2022 68 2

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