Alex Babos
Babos playing for Hereford
Personal information
Full name Alexander Jon Babos
Date of birth (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hereford
Number 8
Youth career
2014–2016 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Derby County 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Real Unión (loan) 5 (0)
2019 → FC United of Manchester (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2021 Alfreton Town 1 (0)
2021 King's Lynn Town 10 (0)
2021–2023 Banbury United 86 (5)
2023– Hereford 23 (5)
International career‡
2017–2019 Wales U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:32, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:14, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Alexander Jon Babos (born 22 August 1998) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Hereford.

Club career

Babos started his youth career at Derby County, joining the club's scholarship programme aged 15, before signing a professional contract with the club in March 2016.[1]

In August 2018, Babos joined Spanish Segunda División B club Real Unión on a season-long loan, but the loan was cut short and returned to Derby in January 2019.[2][3]

On 24 September 2019, Babos joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester on a one-month loan.[4] During his time at Derby he was captain of the U23 side.[5] He was released by Derby in July 2020.[6][7]

Following his release from Derby, on 9 October 2020, Babos signed for National League North club Alfreton Town following a successful trial period.[8]

On 9 April 2021, Babos joined National League club King's Lynn Town for the remainder of the season.[9][10]

On 13 August 2021, Babos joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Banbury United.[11][12] In June 2022, he signed a contract extension ahead of Banbury's first season in the National League North.[13]

On 25 May 2023, Babos signed for National League North club Hereford on a one-year deal.[14][15] He scored on his debut for Hereford in a 2–2 draw on the opening day of the season against his former club King's Lynn Town.[16] He made the National League North Team of the Week after his second match with Hereford.[17] He made the National League North Team of the Week for a second time after scoring in a 3–1 home win against Curzon Ashton in October.[18]

International career

In November 2017, Babos received his first call up to the Wales U21 squad for their two UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying fixtures, but did not feature in either match.[19] The following May he was called up again for Wales' friendly double-header against Georgia, this time winning his first caps as he started both fixtures, firstly playing the full 90 minutes before being substituted in the second.[20][21]

He made his competitive debut for Wales U21 the following September, coming on as a second half substitute in their UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying fixture against Liechtenstein.[22] He was called up once again for October's qualifying fixtures against Romania and Switzerland.[23]

In May 2019, he was called up for Wales' friendly double-header against Albania, starting in the first of the two fixtures.[24][25]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County U23 2015–16[26] Premier League 2
Division 2		 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2016–17[27] Premier League 2
Division 1		 21300001[lower-alpha 1]0223
2017–18[27] Premier League 2
Division 1		 212000000212
2018–19[27] Premier League 2
Division 1		 111000000111
2019–20[27] Premier League 2
Division 1		 14 1 0 0 0 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 17 1
Total 727000040767
Real Unión (loan) 2018–19[27] Segunda División B
Group 2		 50——0050
FC United of Manchester (loan) 2019–20[28] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 6000—0060
Alfreton Town 2020–21[27] National League North 1000—0 010
King's Lynn Town 2020–21[27] National League 10000—00100
Banbury United 2021–22[29] Southern League
Premier Division Central		 40051—2[lower-alpha 3]0471
2022–23[27] National League North 46510—4[lower-alpha 3] 1516
Total 86561—61987
Hereford 2023–24[27][30] National League North 23541—00276
Career total 203171020010122320
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Premier League International Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

4References

  1. ↑ "Alex Babos - Derby County player profile and stats". DerbyshireLive. 17 October 2017. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Derby County midfielder off to Spain in loan deal". DerbyshireLive. 31 August 2018. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Babos Returns From Real Union Loan". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Babos Joins FC United On MonthLong Loan". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Skipper Babos Looking Forward To More Of The Same". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "'It's been a pleasure' - midfielder released by Derby County". DerbyshireLive. 7 July 2020. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Derby release five youngsters as EFL retained list published". DerbyshireLive. 29 July 2020. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Reds sign Williams, Babos and Stacey after successful trials". www.alfretontownfootballclub.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "King's Lynn Town sign attacking midfielder". King's Lynn Town FC. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "National League news - April 2021". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Alex Babos joins The Puritans". www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Babos Makes Banbury Move". The Southern League. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Three more players sign new deals with Banbury". Oxford Mail. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "NEWS | Babos Joins the Bulls | Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC". www.herefordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Hereford FC sign midfielder from National League North opponents". Hereford Times. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  16. ↑ Team, The Non-League Football Paper (5 August 2023). "PONTICELLI PAIR BUT BULLS LEVEL". The Non-League Football Paper. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  17. ↑ @Vanarama (14 August 2023). "National League North Team of the Week" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ @Vanarama (23 October 2023). "National League North Team of the Week" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 October 2023 – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ "Babos Receives First Wales CallUp". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  20. ↑ "Babos Named In Wales U21 Squad". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  21. ↑ "Derby County midfielder makes international bow". DerbyshireLive. 8 June 2018. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  22. ↑ "Babos makes competitive debut for Wales in Liechtenstein win". DerbyshireLive. 7 September 2018. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  23. ↑ "Swansea's Rodon in Wales U21 squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  24. ↑ "Babos CalledUp For Wales Under21s Duty". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  25. ↑ Phillips, Terry (18 June 2019). "Robert Turns The Page To Start New Era For Wales". Dai Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  26. ↑ "Alex Babos » Club matches » Premier League 2 Div. 2". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Alex Babos at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  28. ↑ "Alex Babos | FC United of Manchester". fc-utd.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  29. ↑ "Alex Babos | Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  30. ↑ FA Cup second qualifying round v Anstey Nomads (H), 16 September 2023: "Hereford FC v Anstey Nomads LIVE minute by minute updates". Hereford Times. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
    FA Cup third qualifying round v Cambridge City (H), 30 September 2023: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Hereford 3 - 0 Cambridge City". Football Web Pages. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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