Alex Babos

Alex Babos
Babos playing for Hereford
Personal information
Full name Alexander Jon Babos
Date of birth (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hereford
Number 8
Youth career
2014–2020 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 63 (13)
International career‡
2017–2019 Wales U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:50, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:42, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Alexander Jon Babos (born 22 August 1998) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as an attacking 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 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 team of the week for a second time after scoring in a 3–1 home win against Curzon Ashton in October.[18] He featured in a team of the week for the third time during the season after scoring twice in a 4–1 league win away against Peterborough Sports in March.[19]

On 29 March 2024, it was announced that Babos had signed a one-year contract extension at Hereford, tying him down to the club until 2025.[20]

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.[21] 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.[22][23]

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.[24] He was called up once again for October's qualifying fixtures against Romania and Switzerland.[25]

In May 2019, he was called up for Wales' friendly double-header against Albania, starting in the first of the two fixtures.[26][27]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derby County U23 2016–17[28] — — — 1[b] 0 1 0
Real Unión (loan) 2018–19[28][29] Segunda División B 5 0 — — 3[c] 0 8 0
FC United of Manchester (loan) 2019–20[30] Northern Premier League Premier Division 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 6 0
Alfreton Town 2020–21[28] National League North 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
King's Lynn Town 2020–21[28] National League 10 0 0 0 — 0 0 10 0
Banbury United 2021–22[31] Southern League Premier Division Central 40 0 5 1 — 2[d] 0 47 1
2022–23[28] National League North 46 5 1 0 — 4[d] 1 51 6
Total 86 5 6 1 0 0 6 1 98 7
Hereford 2023–24[28][32] National League North 45 10 4 1 — 1[d] 0 50 11
2024–25[28][33] National League North 18 3 2 0 — 0 0 20 3
Total 63 13 6 1 0 0 1 0 70 14
Career total 171 18 12 2 0 0 11 1 184 21
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in Copa Federación de España
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  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. ^ @Vanarama (6 March 2024). "Vanarama team of midweek" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 March 2024 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Bulls Playmaker Agrees Deal For 2024/25 Season". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Babos Receives First Wales CallUp". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Babos Named In Wales U21 Squad". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Derby County midfielder makes international bow". DerbyshireLive. 8 June 2018. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Babos makes competitive debut for Wales in Liechtenstein win". DerbyshireLive. 7 September 2018. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Swansea's Rodon in Wales U21 squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Babos CalledUp For Wales Under21s Duty". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  27. ^ Phillips, Terry (18 June 2019). "Robert Turns The Page To Start New Era For Wales". Dai Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g Alex Babos at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  29. ^ For Copa Federación de España:
    "2-2: El Real Unión sabe sufrir en Zamudio y se clasifica" [2-2: Real Unión knows how to suffer in Zamudio and qualifies]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
    "El Real Unión toma ventaja en Durango" [Real Union takes advantage in Durango]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
    "3-3: Etxaburu salva al Real Unión sobre la bocina" [3-3: Etxaburu saves Real Unión on the buzzer]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  30. ^ "Alex Babos | FC United of Manchester". fc-utd.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  31. ^ "Alex Babos | Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ For FA Cup 2nd qualifying round: Holloway, George (16 September 2024). "Ceesay saves Hereford's blushes following Ilkeston scare". Hereford Times. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
    Lawrence, David (17 September 2024). "Adam Rooney's winner sends Hereford FC through in FA Cup". Hereford Times. Retrieved 18 September 2024.