Alfie Bavidge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfie Bavidge | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (on loan from Aberdeen) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dyce Boys Club[1] | |||
| 2014– | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Aberdeen | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Kelty Hearts (loan) | 25 | (9) |
| 2024–2025 | → Ayr United (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 2025–2026 | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 36 | (10) |
| 2026– | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Scotland U16[1] | |||
| 2022–2023 | Scotland U17[2] | 5 | (2) |
| 2023– | Scotland U19[2] | 19 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:52, 27 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025 | |||
Alfie Bavidge (born 11 April 2006) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle, on loan from Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen.
Career
Bavidge started his career with Aberdeen.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] After impressing in the academy, scoring plenty of goals along the way, he made his League debut on 4 February 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 win against Motherwell.[10][11]
In September 2023, Bavidge joined Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts on loan until January 2024.[12]
On 3 February 2024, Bavidge scored his first career hat-trick in a 3-0 away win over Edinburgh City.[13] He followed this up just 13 days later with another hat-trick, this time for Scotland U-19 in a 4-0 win against Latvia.[14]
In August 2024, Bavidge joined Scottish Championship club Ayr United on loan for the season.[15][16]
In January 2025, Bavidge was recalled from his loan at Ayr United and immediately joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle (for whom his father had also played), scoring on his debut.[17]
On 1 August 2025, Bavidge returned to Inverness on a season long loan.[18]
On 26 June 2026, Bavidge returned to Inverness for the third consecutive season, on a season long loan.[19]
Personal life
Alfie is the son of former professional footballer Martin Bavidge; his grandfather Mitch Bavidge also played at a high level, mainly in the Highland Football League.[20] His brother, Sam, is also a footballer, currently playing at Banks o' Dee in the Highland League.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 October 2025
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen B | 2022–23[21] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24[22] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2024–25[23] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Aberdeen | 2022–23[21] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[22] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[23] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26[24] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Kelty Hearts (loan) | 2023–24[22] | Scottish League One | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
| Ayr United (loan) | 2024–25[23] | Scottish Championship | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 2024–25[23] | Scottish League One | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | ||||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 2025–26[24] | Scottish League One | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 3 | 13 | 6 | |
| Career total | 63 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 72 | 24 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- 1 2 3 Danny Law (4 July 2022). "Who is Alfie Bavidge? The 16-year-old Aberdeen striker with great potential". pressandjournal.co.uk (Archived).
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- ↑ "Aberdeen academy sensation Alfie Bavidge talks about influence of his dad and season targets amid astonishing campaign". aberdeenlive.news. 5 December 2022.
- ↑ "Meet the next Miovski..." bbc.com. 1 December 2022.
- ↑ "Aberdeen teen goal sensation Alfie Bavidge has earned his chance in Atlanta, says boss Jim Goodwin". pressandjournal.co.uk. 16 November 2022.
- ↑ "Alfie Bavidge - The next Aberdeen academy star in waiting". aberdeenlive.news. 10 October 2022.
- ↑ "Alfie Bavidge strives for more after Aberdeen youngster hits goal trail at youth level". pressandjournal.co.uk. 30 November 2022.
- ↑ "Aberdeen FC - Young Dons | Alfie Bavidge feature". Aberdeen FC. 30 November 2022.
- ↑ "Aberdeen v Hearts Reaction: Goodwin's Bavidge reward; "Hurt of Midlothian"; hats off to Hearts fans; Albert Kidd at 65". scotsman.com. 17 October 2022.
- ↑ "Hosts end run of five defeats with convincing win". BBC Sport. 4 February 2023.
- ↑ A. Bavidge, Soccerway
- ↑ "Alfie heads out on loan". www.afc.co.uk. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "Alfie Bavidge hat-trick earns Kelty a win at Edinburgh City". www.dunfermlinepress.com. 5 February 2024.
- ↑ "Kelty Hearts' Alfie Bavidge nets Scotland U-19 treble in Latvia win". www.dunfermlinepress.com. 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Alfie Bavidge Joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ↑ "Young striker heads out on loan". Aberdeen FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ↑ "Young Dons head to Inverness CT". Aberdeen FC. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ↑ "Alfie Bavidge Heads North On Loan/". Aberdeen FC. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ "Top scorer returns to Caley Thistle for another loan spell". Inverness Courier. 2026-06-26. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
- ↑ Britton, Ruaraidh (5 December 2022). "Aberdeen youngster Alfie Bavidge on influence of family as scoring run continues". AberdeenLive. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- 1 2 "Games played by Alfie Bavidge in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Alfie Bavidge in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Alfie Bavidge in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Alfie Bavidge in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Aberdeen
- People educated at Hazlehead Academy
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Kelty Hearts F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Scotland men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players