Alfie Dillon Beestin (born 1 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scunthorpe United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfie Dillon Beestin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| i2i Football Development Centre | |||
| 0000–2016 | Tadcaster Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Tadcaster Albion | 13 | (1) |
| 2020– | Scunthorpe United | 91 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 8 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
He was born in Leeds and trained with the York College/i2i Football Development Centre,[2] also playing for the Tadcaster Albion development team.[3]
Born in Leeds, Beestin studied at The Co-operative Academy of Leeds, before moving on to York College, achieving a Level 2 Certificate in Sport and a Level 1 Coaching Award.[3]
He started his career at the Tadcaster Albion development team, scoring four goals in three games. During a trial at Doncaster Rovers he impressed manager Darren Ferguson.[4]
Beestin signed for Doncaster Rovers on 2 August 2016.[5] Following his signing, manager Darren Ferguson said "ability-wise he's got a hell of a lot".[6]
Beestin came on as a substitute against Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 victory.[7] In a 5–1 victory against Morecambe Beestin made his League debut as a substitute[8] In his fourth start for the club, he scored his first League goal, the opener in the 1–1 draw against Plymouth on 13 January 2018.[2]
He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]
Beestin joined Scunthorpe United in January 2020 having previously been playing with Tadcaster Albion.[10][11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2016–17[13] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017–18[14] | League One | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2018–19[15] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 55 | 3 | ||
Scunthorpe United F.C. – current squad | |
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