Alexander Anthony Fisher (born 30 June 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Yeovil Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Anthony Fisher[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-06-30) 30 June 1990 (age 32)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Westminster, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Yeovil Town | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2007 | Oxford United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Oxford United | 14 | (2) |
2008 | → Brackley Town (loan) | 5 | (3) |
2009 | → Oxford City (loan) | 16 | (12) |
2010–2011 | Jerez Industrial | 21 | (11) |
2011–2012 | Tienen | 7 | (1) |
2012–2013 | RC Mechelen | 27 | (7) |
2013 | Heist | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Monza | 14 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Mansfield Town | 14 | (1) |
2015 | Torquay United | 21 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 22 | (8) |
2017–2018 | Motherwell | 11 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Yeovil Town | 57 | (13) |
2019–2021 | Exeter City | 34 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Newport County | 22 | (1) |
2022– | Yeovil Town | 19 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 19 November 2022 (UTC) |
Born in London[4] and educated at Abingdon School,[5] Fisher played youth football with Oxford United. After impressing in the youth and reserve teams, he was promoted to the senior squad.[6]
Fisher scored his first senior goal in January 2008 at 17 years old in a 4–0 home league win against Altrincham.[7]
Fisher joined Southern League team Brackley Town in March 2008 on loan,[8] scoring three goals in five starts.[4] Another loan to Oxford City followed in early 2009,[9] where he netted 12 goals in 16 games.[4]
After being released by Oxford United,[10] Fisher joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain, which aimed to offer a route back to professional football for players released by their clubs.[11][12] During his time at the academy, he received coaching from Graham Rix, Dave Beasant and Nigel Spackman.[13] In September 2010, the academy took over Spanish club Jerez Industrial in the fourth-tier Tercera División, giving Fisher the opportunity to play senior football.[14] He went on to make 21 league appearances, scoring 11 goals, but could not prevent relegation after the club received a points deduction.[4][15] By the end of the season the academy had cut ties with Jerez Industrial and relocated to the UK.[16][17]
In March 2012, Fisher signed for Belgian Second Division side KVK Tienen until the end of the season.[18][19] He played nine games in all competitions, scoring once, but suffered a second successive relegation after losing in the play-offs to UR La Louvière Centre.[20]
Fisher spent the next season with K.R.C. Mechelen in the Belgian Third Division,[21] scoring seven goals in 30 appearances in all competitions.[4] The team finished second in the league,[22] falling short in the promotion play-offs against A.S. Verbroedering Geel.[23][24]
In July 2013, Fisher moved up a division, signing for K.S.K. Heist.[25] He made two appearances for the club.[4]
After just seven weeks with KSK Heist, Fisher joined Italian team A.C. Monza Brianza 1912, playing in the fourth-tier Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.[26]
On 4 June 2014 Fisher returned to England, signing for Mansfield Town in League Two.[27] He scored his first goal for the club in the League Cup against Sheffield United.[28] He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2014–15 season.[29]
On 5 August 2015, Fisher signed for National League team Torquay United.[30] Fisher scored on his debut in a 1–0 win over Macclesfield Town,[31] and went on to score another winning goal in a 3–2 win against Halifax Town a week later.[32] In December 2015 Fisher was released by the club, after requesting his contract be terminated for personal reasons.[33]
On 9 January 2016, Fisher signed for Scottish Premiership club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a deal until the end of the season, with an option for the club to extend that by another year.[34] However, he made just three substitute appearances before chipping a bone in his ankle, ruling him out for the season. He signed a further six-month contract with the club in May 2016.[35] In November 2016, his contract was extended to the end of the season.[36] In total, he scored eight goals in 28 games in all competitions for the club.[4]
After Inverness's relegation from the Premiership, Fisher signed a two-year contract with Motherwell in June 2017.[37] He failed to score a goal in 19 appearances for Motherwell, and was released from his contract in January 2018.[38][39]
Fisher signed for EFL League Two side Yeovil Town on 26 January 2018, making his debut in the FA Cup against Manchester United.[40][41] At the end of the 2018–19 season, Fisher was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the Football League.[42]
On 25 June 2019, Fisher signed for League Two side Exeter City.[43] He scored his first goal for the club in November, in a 1–1 draw against Cambridge United in the first round of the FA Cup.[44] His first league goal for the club came in December, in a 3–2 win against Northampton Town.[45]
On 12 May 2021, it was announced that Fisher would leave Exeter at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[46]
On 14 August 2021, Fisher signed for League Two side Newport County on a one-year contract.[47] He made his debut for Newport on the same day as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 defeat against Mansfield Town.[48] Fisher scored his first goal for Newport in a 1–0 win over Tranmere Rovers on 21 August 2021.[49] He was released by Newport County at the end of the 2021–22 season.[50]
On 14 July 2022, Fisher returned to National League club Yeovil Town on a two-year deal.[51]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Oxford United | 2006–07[4] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2007–08[7][4] | Conference Premier | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
2008–09[52][4] | Conference Premier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
Total | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |||
Brackley Town (loan) | 2007–08[4] | Southern League Premier Division | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
Oxford City (loan) | 2008–09[4] | Southern League Premier Division | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | |
Jerez Industrial | 2010–11[4] | Tercera División | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | |
Tienen | 2011–12[4] | Belgian Second Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Racing Mechelen | 2012–13[4] | Belgian Third Division A | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
Heist | 2013–14[4] | Belgian Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Monza | 2013–14[4][53] | Lega Pro Seconda Divisione | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 18 | 3 | |
Mansfield Town | 2014–15[28] | League Two | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 16 | 2 |
Torquay United | 2015–16[54] | National League | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2015–16[54] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2016–17[55] | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 8 | ||
Total | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | ||
Motherwell | 2017–18[41] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
Yeovil Town | 2017–18[41] | League Two | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 19 | 6 |
2018–19[56] | League Two | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 43 | 8 | |
Total | 57 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 14 | ||
Exeter City | 2019–20[44] | League Two | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 26 | 3 |
2020–21[57] | League Two | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
Total | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||
Newport County | 2021–22[58] | League Two | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 25 | 2 |
Yeovil Town | 2022–23[4] | National League | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
Career total | 306 | 73 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 359 | 80 |
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