Alfie Joshua Bendle (born 27 January 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for AFC Wimbledon.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfie Joshua Bendle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 17) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | 1st Touch Football Academy | ||
| 2012–2021 | Brighton and Hove Albion | ||
| 2021 | Lewes | ||
| 2021–2022 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Corinthian Casuals (loan) | 31 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:30, 11 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Bendle, who had previously played youth football with Brighton and Hove Albion and spent time on loan with Corinthian Casuals, signed a professional contract for Wimbledon on his seventeenth birthday.[3][4]
Bendle made his professional debut in the final game of the 2021–22 EFL League One season at home at Plough Lane on 30 April, 2022 against Accrington Stanley in a 4-3 defeat that confirmed Wimbledon’s relegation to EFL League Two.[5]
The next season, Bendle came on in the 88th minute for Ethan Chislett against Gillingham on 30 July 2022. [6]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2021–22[7] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23[8] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
AFC Wimbledon – current squad | |
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