One To Watch - Leyton O
One To Watch - Leyton Orient
One To Watch - Leyton Orient |
Name: Gary Alexander Position: Striker Squad No.: 9 Height: 6'0 Weight: 76kg
Date of Birth: 15-8-1979 Place of Birth: London Nationality: English
Gary started his career at West Ham, coming through their Academy. He spent a season on loan at Exeter where he scored a creditable 17 times. He then moved to Swindon for £200000 but didn't make the same impact there, scoring only seven times. In June 2001, he was signed for £160000 by Hull City and although he only stayed there for 19 months, he scored 27 times. He moved back to London in January 2003 and joined Leyton Orient on a free transfer. He has scored 43 times for the London club, including in nine consecutive games last season. Gary has never scored in a league match against Swansea.
vs Swansea | League | Cup | Club | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Exeter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Swindon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hull | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Totals: | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Club History | League | Cup | Season | Club | Fee | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 1998-1999 | West Ham | Trainee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1999-2000 | West Ham | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1999-2000 | Exeter | Loan | 37 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2000-2001 | Swindon | £200,000 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2001-2002 | Hull | £160,000 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2002-2003 | Hull | | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2002-2003 | Leyton Orient | Free | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2003-2004 | Leyton Orient | | 44 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2004-2005 | Leyton Orient | | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2005-2006 | Leyton Orient | | 46 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2006-2007 | Leyton Orient | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | Totals: | 281 | 88 | 26 | 6 |
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