Alex Baptiste
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Aaron John Baptiste | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton-in-Ashfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Middlesbrough | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | Mansfield Town | 174 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | → Tamworth (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Blackpool | 170 | (8) |
| 2013–2015 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2015– | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Preston North End (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:04, 23 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Alexander Aaron John "Alex" Baptiste (born 31 January 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough. He usually plays in central defence, but has also played at both full back positions.
Born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Baptiste came up through the youth team at Mansfield Town. He was originally a central midfielder before gradually dropping back into defence and made his first-team debut aged 17 against Barnsley in April 2003.
On 12 December 2003 he joined newly promoted Conference National side Tamworth on a one-month loan deal, making four league appearances, before returning to Mansfield on 12 January 2004. On 7 February he was sent out again on loan for a month, this time to Burton Albion, for whom he made three appearances.
Baptiste established himself as first-choice central defender for Mansfield Town towards the end of the 2003–04 season. He was ever-present during the 2006–07 season, and by the end of the campaign had made over 150 appearances for Mansfield. Baptiste signed a new three-year contract despite interest from Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 2007. However, he missed three months of the 2007–08 season with a back injury. After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Conference National at the end of the 2007–08 season, he requested a transfer, which was granted. He made a total of 198 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring six goals.
On 1 July 2008, Baptiste agreed a deal to join Championship club Blackpool. Speaking about the move, he described it as a "great opportunity and challenge". He started the season as a regular in the Seasiders' reserve team, and for the first few months of the season he was not named in the first-team squad. He made his first-team debut on 22 November 2008 against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux at right-back. He scored his first goal for the Seasiders in a 1–1 draw with Ipswich Town at Portman Road on 14 February 2009. Three days later he was named in the Football League's "Championship Team of the Week".
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