Alex Dyer (footballer, born 1990)

Alex James Dyer (born 11 June 1990) is a Montserratian footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Wealdstone and the Montserrat national team, for whom he holds the record for most international caps.

Alex Dyer

Personal information
Full name	Alex James Dyer[1]
Date of birth	(1990-06-11) 11 June 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Täby, Sweden[2]
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Wealdstone
Number	5
Youth career
2005–2007	Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Northampton Town	34	(3)
2010–2013	Wealdstone	117	(32)
2013	Welling United	20	(4)
2014–2016	Östersunds	85	(19)
2017–2019	Elfsborg	39	(4)
2019	→ Lillestrøm (loan)	11	(0)
2020	Al Tadhamon	3	(2)
2020–	Wealdstone	123	(4)
International career‡
2011–	Montserrat	34	(0)
Managerial career
2024	Wealdstone (caretaker)
Medal record Representing  Great Britain football Universiade 2013 Kazan Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 14 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:34, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Dyer is a product of the Northampton Town's youth system and agreed a professional contract in 2007. In April 2008 he was awarded 'League Two Apprentice of the Month'.^[3] He made his debut on 29 August 2007 in a 2–0 League Cup defeat to Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium,^[4] and scored his first goal in a 2–1 win against Luton Town the same season.^[5] He signed a two-year contract extension with Northampton in February 2009.^[6] During the 2009–10 season, Dyer was more of a first team player due to Northampton Town being in League Two, playing 20 games and scoring two goals against Notts County and Bradford City. He was released by the club on 12 May 2010 along with five other players,^[7] with manager Ian Sampson stating that he had not progressed as he had hoped and that younger players like teammate Michael Jacobs should be given a chance.^[8]

Dyer joined Grimsby Town on trial following his release from Northampton, but after playing in one match he was let go having failed to impress the club's management. Subsequently, Dyer went on to sign for Wealdstone in the Isthmian League Premier Division. After 32 goals in 117 games for Wealdstone, he signed for newly promoted Conference National side Welling United, who clinched the Conference South title the previous year.

On 11 December 2013, it was announced that Dyer would be departing Welling United in order to join Swedish tier two side Östersunds FK.

On 4 March 2019, Dyer joined Eliteserien side Lillestrøm on loan from Elfsborg until 1 August.^[9]

After a spell in Kuwait playing for Al Tadhamon, Dyer re-joined Wealdstone on a short-term deal on 2 October 2020.^[10] He scored his first goal back at the Stones against Wrexham on 17 October 2020, in a 4–3 win,^[11] and went on to appear 34 times and score twice as Wealdstone ended the season in 19th. On 26 June 2021, it was announced that Dyer had signed a new one-year contract with the club^[12] Dyer managed one game for Wealdstone following the departure of Stuart Maynard.^[13]

International career

Dyer was called up to the Montserrat national team in 2011, for their 2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF first round qualifiers against Belize.^[14] He made his debut against Belize on 15 June, in their home fixture, which was played at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.^[15] Montserrat lost 5–2.^[15] After making two appearances in June 2021, Dyer reached seventeen caps making him the nation's joint-record appearance holder.^[16]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
2. "Across the Pond – Avsnitt #48: Alex Dyer, Östersunds FK och Montserrats landslag". Svenska Fans (Podcast) (in English and Swedish). 18 June 2015. Event occurs at 5:55. Retrieved 11 March 2017. I was actually born in Sweden, my mom is Swedish. So I was born in Täby, near Stockholm.
3. Apprentice of the Month - April 2008 lfe.org.uk. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
4. Middlesbrough vs Northampton Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
5. Northampton 2–1 Luton BBC Sport. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2010
6. Dyer signs new contract ntfc.co.uk. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
7. "Northampton Town release midfielder Luke Guttridge". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010.
8. (2010-05-17) Dyer Decision was the toughest ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
9. "SPLEISELAG SIKRET DYER-OVERGANG: - FØLER MEG VIRKELIG ØNSKET". Lillestrøm SK. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
10. Kundai Benyu: "The whole squad are a good bunch of lads"
11. "Wealdstone beat Wrexham to secure first win". BBC Sport.
12. "Dyer signs new deal". 26 June 2021.
13. "Wealdstone 2-0 FC Halifax Town". 27 January 2024.
14. "Montserrat participates in World Cup qualifiers". The Montserrat Reporter. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
15. "Match report: Montserrat – Belize". FIFA. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
16. "Dyer becomes Montserrat record holder". wealdstone-fc.com. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

External links

• Alex Dyer profile at Northampton Town F.C.
• Alex Dyer at Soccerbase
• Alex Dyer at National-Football-Teams.com
• Alex Dyer at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
• Alex Dyer at Soccerway