Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfie James Pond | ||
Date of birth | (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Number | 46 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2021 | Exeter City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Exeter City | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Tiverton Town (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2022 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Stockport County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:31, 2 January 2024 (UTC) |
Alfie James Pond (born 17 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Playing career
Pond made his first-team debut for Exeter City in the EFL Trophy, in a 1–1 draw with Chelsea U21 at St James Park. Speaking after the match, manager Matt Taylor described him as someone who would become "a serious player".
On 12 August 2022, Pond joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until January 2023.
On 2 September 2022, Pond signed for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.
Pond made his debut appearance for Wolves as a late substitute in a home EFL Cup game against Blackpool on 29 August 2023, which Wolves won 5–0.
On 31 August 2023, Pond joined EFL League Two side Stockport County on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season. On 2 January 2024, he returned to his parent club.
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 September 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Exeter City | 2021–22 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2022–23 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Tiverton Town (loan) | 2021–22 | Southern League Premier Division South |
24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2024–25 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Stockport County (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Career total | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
- "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". www.premierleague.com. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- "Exeter vs Chelsea U21 | 24.08.21". Sky Sports. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- Clark, Daniel (25 August 2021). "'Serious player' Alfie Pond, 17, makes Exeter City debut". DevonLive. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- "✍️ Alfie Pond joins Yeovil Town on loan". Exeter City F.C. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- "✍️ Alfie Pond signs for Wolves". Exeter City F.C. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- "Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Blackpool: Matt Doherty scores twice as hosts progress". BBC Sport. 29 August 2023.
- "Alfie Pond: Stockport sign Wolves defender on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Alfie Pond returns to Wolves". www.stockportcounty.com. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- "Games played by Alfie Pond in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Alfie Pond in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- "Alfie Pond Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- "A. Pond: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Alfie Pond in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Alfie Pond in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Exeter
- Men's association football defenders
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Tiverton Town F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- 21st-century English sportsmen