Alex Dyer (footballer, born 1990)

Alex Dyer
Personal information
Full name Alex James Dyer[1]
Date of birth (1990-06-11) 11 June 1990[1]
Place of birth Täby, Sweden[2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St Albans City
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)
2020–2025 Wealdstone 156 (4)
2025– St Albans City 0 (0)
International career‡
2011– Montserrat 36 (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 16:00, 2 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:34, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

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

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. He was part of the Östersunds side that won promotion to the top flight in 2015.[9]

On 18 November 2016, Dyer signed for Allsvenskan side IF Elfsborg.[10] On 4 March 2019, he joined Eliteserien side Lillestrøm on loan until 1 August.[11] Dyer left Elfsborg at the end of the 2019 Allsvenskan season.[12]

After a spell in Kuwait playing for Al Tadhamon, Dyer re-joined Wealdstone on a short-term deal on 2 October 2020.[13] He scored his first goal back at the Stones against Wrexham on 17 October 2020, in a 4–3 win.[14] On 26 June 2021, it was announced that Dyer had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[15] In January 2024, Dyer managed one game for Wealdstone following the departure of Stuart Maynard, overseeing a 2–0 victory against FC Halifax Town.[16] After five seasons back at the club, Dyer left Wealdstone at the end of the 2024–2025 season having made 299 appearances over two spells.[17]

On 29 June 2025, Dyer signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side St Albans City.[18]

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.[19] 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.[20] Montserrat lost 5–2.[20] After making two appearances in June 2021, Dyer reached seventeen caps making him the nation's joint-record appearance holder.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Alex Dyer Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com.
  10. ^ "Alex Dyer klar för IF Elfsborg". IF Elfsborg. 18 November 2016.
  11. ^ "SPLEISELAG SIKRET DYER-OVERGANG: - FØLER MEG VIRKELIG ØNSKET". Lillestrøm SK. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Alex Dyer lämnar!". IF Elfsborg. 1 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Wealdstone FC sign Kundai Benyu!". Wealdstone FC. 2 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Wealdstone beat Wrexham to secure first win". BBC Sport.
  15. ^ "Dyer signs new deal". 26 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Wealdstone 2-0 FC Halifax Town". 27 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Retained List 2025". Wealdstone FC. 6 June 2025.
  18. ^ "St Albans City FC Sign Montserrat International Alex Dyer". St Albans City FC. 29 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Montserrat participates in World Cup qualifiers". The Montserrat Reporter. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  20. ^ a b "Match report: Montserrat – Belize". FIFA. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  21. ^ "Dyer becomes Montserrat record holder". wealdstone-fc.com. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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