Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex James Lankshear | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 8 September 2002||
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.
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]
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]
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 |