Alex Pike
Alexander George Pike is an English former footballer who played as a defender for West Ham United.
Career
West Ham United
Pike joined West Ham United as an under-11 team player as a midfielder, joining from non-league side Buckhurst Hill, before converting to play as a right-back as a schoolboy. He was first included in a West Ham matchday squad for their UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg fixture away to Birkirkara of Malta on 16 July 2015, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–0 victory at the Boleyn Ground. With manager Slaven Bilić putting priority on the team's Premier League performance, he made an array of changes for their third qualifying round second leg away to FC Astra Giurgiu on 6 August, and Pike made his debut as an added-time substitute for Lewis Page in a 2–1 defeat which saw his team eliminated.In April 2018, after 11 years with the club, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.