Alexis Nicolas

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Alexis Nicolas (born 13 February 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently works in commercial real estate investment.

Alexis Nicolas

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-02-13) 13 February 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Westminster, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Aston Villa
2001–2004	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Chelsea	2	(0)
2004	→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	14	(0)
2004–2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	30	(0)
2006	St Albans City	6	(0)
2012	Hadley
Total		52	(0)
International career
	Cyprus U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Born in Westminster, Nicolas played youth football with Aston Villa before joining Chelsea in 2001.^[1] He made his debut for Chelsea on 24 January 2004, in an FA Cup game against Scarborough; Paul Wilson of The Guardian described Nicolas' performance as "encouraging."^[2] After a loan spell with Brighton & Hove Albion, Nicolas signed for the club permanently in October 2004.^[3] After leaving Brighton, he played non-league football with St Albans City, playing for them on a week-to-week contract from September to November 2006.^[4] He joined Hadley as a player-coach in January 2012.^[5]

He was also a Cyprus under 21-international.^[1]

Finance career

After working for Franc Warwick, Nicolas set up his own firm, Springer Nicolas, in 2012.^[6]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea	2003–04[7]	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2004–05[8]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	2004–05[8]	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
Brighton & Hove Albion	2004–05[8]	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2005–06[9]	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
	Total	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
St Albans City	2006–07[10]	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Career total		52	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	55	0

References

1. "Profile". St Albans F.C. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
2. Paul Wilson (25 January 2004). "Terry chips in with winner". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
3. "Brighton complete Nicolas deal". BBC Sport. 14 October 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
4. "Alexis looks to resume Football League career". St Albans F.C. 12 November 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
5. "History". Hadley F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
6. Hardeep Sandher (7 December 2012). "Former footballer Nicolas plays on with new firm". Property Week. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
7. "Games played by Alexis Nicolas in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
8. "Games played by Alexis Nicolas in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
9. "Games played by Alexis Nicolas in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
10. "Games played by Alexis Nicolas in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2016.