Alfie Pond
Personal information
Full name Alfie James Pond[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004
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)
2021–2022Tiverton Town (loan) 25 (1)
2022Yeovil Town (loan) 2 (0)
2022– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2023–2024Stockport 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.[2] Speaking after the match, manager Matt Taylor described him as someone who would become "a serious player".[3]

On 12 August 2022, Pond joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until January 2023.[4]

On 2 September 2022, Pond signed for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[5]

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.[6]

On 31 August 2023, Pond joined EFL League Two side Stockport County on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7] On 2 January 2024, he returned to his parent club.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2021–22[9] League Two 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2022–23[10] League One 0000100010
Total 0000102030
Tiverton Town (loan) 2021–22[11] Southern League
Premier Division South
241101[lower-alpha 2]0261
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23[12] National League 20000020
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022–23[10] Premier League 000000
2023–24[13] Premier League 00001010
Total 00001010
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 2022–23[10] 1[lower-alpha 1]010
Stockport County (loan) 2023–24[13] League Two 60102[lower-alpha 1]090
Career total 321202060451
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". www.premierleague.com. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. "Exeter vs Chelsea U21 | 24.08.21". Sky Sports. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. Clark, Daniel (25 August 2021). "'Serious player' Alfie Pond, 17, makes Exeter City debut". DevonLive. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. "✍️ Alfie Pond joins Yeovil Town on loan". Exeter City F.C. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. >"✍️ Alfie Pond signs for Wolves". Exeter City F.C. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. "Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Blackpool: Matt Doherty scores twice as hosts progress". BBC Sport. 29 August 2023.
  7. "Alfie Pond: Stockport sign Wolves defender on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. "Alfie Pond returns to Wolves". www.stockportcounty.com. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  9. "Games played by Alfie Pond in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 "Games played by Alfie Pond in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  11. "Alfie Pond Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  12. "A. Pond: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Alfie Pond in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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