Alfie Dillon Beestin (born 1 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League North club Scunthorpe United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfie Dillon Beestin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| i2i Football Development Centre | |||
| –2016 | Tadcaster Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 5 | (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]
Early life
editBorn 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]
Career
editBeestin 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]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 2 February 2019[12]
| 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[a] | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017–18[14] | League One | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2018–19[15] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2018–19[15] | National League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Tadcaster Albion | 2019–20[16] | NPL Division One East | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Career total | 52 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 75 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- ^ One appearance in League Challenge Cup; two appearances in FA Trophy; one appearance in West Riding County Cup
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Beestin's delight at first league goal". Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b Sissons, Jill. "Football Development Centre Student Signed to the Professional Game". www.yorkcollege.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Tadcaster Albion snap up ex-York and Northern Ireland keeper Michael Ingham". 2 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ Hoden, Liam (2 August 2016). "Doncaster Rovers: Striker Alfie Beestin signs". The Star. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers: First sight of Alfie Beestin against Mansfield Town". www.thestar.co.uk. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Mansfield 0 Rovers 2". Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Morecambe 1-5 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers: Tommy Rowe, Andy Butler & Danny Andrew offered new deals". BBC Sport. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Iron U23s sign Alfie Beestin". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Tadcaster Albion – Appearances – Alfie Beestin – 2019-2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Alfie Beestin | Football Stats | Doncaster Rovers | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Alfie Beestin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Alfie Beestin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alfie Beestin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Tadcaster Albion | Appearances | Alfie Beestin | 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
External links
edit- Alfie Beestin at Soccerbase