Alexis Nicolas Explained

Alexis Nicolas
Birth Date:13 February 1983
Birth Place:Westminster, England
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Aston Villa
Youthyears2:2001–2004
Youthclubs2:Chelsea
Years1:2004
Clubs1:Chelsea
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2004
Clubs2:→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
Caps2:14
Goals2:0
Years3:2004–2006
Clubs3:Brighton & Hove Albion
Caps3:30
Goals3:0
Years4:2006
Clubs4:St Albans City
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Years5:2012
Clubs5:Hadley
Totalcaps:52
Totalgoals:0
Nationalteam1:Cyprus U21

Alexis Nicolas (born 13 February 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently works in commercial real estate investment.

Football career

Born in Westminster, Nicolas played youth football with Aston Villa before joining Chelsea in 2001.[1] He made his debut for Chelsea on 24 January 2004, in an FA Cup game against Scarborough; Paul Wilson of The Guardian described Nicolas' performance as "encouraging."[2] After a loan spell with Brighton & Hove Albion, Nicolas signed for the club permanently in October 2004.[3] After leaving Brighton, he played non-league football with St Albans City, playing for them on a week-to-week contract from September to November 2006.[4] He joined Hadley as a player-coach in January 2012.[5]

He was also a Cyprus under 21-international.[1]

Finance career

After working for Franc Warwick, Nicolas set up his own firm, Springer Nicolas, in 2012.[6]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea2003–042010000030
2004–050000000000
Total2010000030
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)2004–05140001000150
Brighton & Hove Albion2004–05190000000190
2005–06110001000120
Total300001000310
St Albans City2006–076000000060
Career total520102000550

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20120215011143/http://www.sacfc.co.uk/tpl/player.php?id=550. 15 February 2012. 16 October 2016. St Albans F.C..
  2. Web site: Terry chips in with winner. 25 January 2004. 16 October 2016. Paul Wilson. The Guardian.
  3. Web site: Brighton complete Nicolas deal. 14 October 2004. 16 October 2016. BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Alexis looks to resume Football League career . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721152632/http://www.sacfc.co.uk/content/view/183/163/ . 12 November 2006 . 21 July 2011 . 16 October 2016 . St Albans F.C. . dead .
  5. Web site: History. 16 October 2016. Hadley F.C..
  6. Web site: Former footballer Nicolas plays on with new firm. 7 December 2012. 16 October 2016. Hardeep Sandher. Property Week. subscription .