Alfie Bendle

Alfie Bendle
Personal information
Full name Alfie Joshua Bendle[1]
Date of birth (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005
Place of birth Eastbourne, England[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Spalding United
Youth career
2011–2012 1st Touch Football Academy
2012–2021 Brighton and Hove Albion
2021 Lewes
2021–2022 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 AFC Wimbledon 9 (0)
2021–2022 → Corinthian-Casuals (loan) 32 (5)
2023 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 11 (0)
2023–2024 Forest Green Rovers 5 (0)
2024 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 15 (1)
2024–2025 Colchester United 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Chelmsford City (loan) 10 (0)
2025 → St Albans City (loan) 22 (3)
2025– Spalding United 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:05, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Alfie Joshua Bendle (born 27 January 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for National League North club Spalding United.[3]

Career

AFC Wimbledon

Bendle, who had previously played youth football with Brighton and Hove Albion and spent time on loan with Corinthian-Casuals, signed a professional contract for AFC Wimbledon on his seventeenth birthday.[4][5]

Bendle made his professional debut in the final game of the 2021–22 EFL League One season at home at Plough Lane on 30 April 2022 against Accrington Stanley in a 4–3 defeat that confirmed Wimbledon's relegation to EFL League Two.[6]

The next season, Bendle came on in the 88th minute for Ethan Chislett against Gillingham on 30 July 2022.[7]

On 20 January 2023, it was announced that Bendle would join National League South club Eastbourne Borough on loan until the end of the season.[8] Bendle was recalled early from his loan, after making 11 appearances for Borough, due to an injury crisis at Wimbledon.[9]

Forest Green Rovers

Bendle signed for Forest Green Rovers in August 2023 for a free transfer, with Wimbledon inserting a sell-on clause into the deal.[10]

On 2 February 2024, Bendle joined hometown club Eastbourne Borough on an initial one-month loan, making this his second spell at the club.[11]

Colchester United

On 3 August 2024, Bendle returned to League Two following Forest Green Rovers' relegation, joining Colchester United on a one-year deal.[12]

On 26 October 2024, Bendle joined fellow Essex side Chelmsford City on loan.[13] On 10 January 2025, he joined National League South side St Albans City on loan for the remainder of the season.[14]

Bendle was released by Colchester United upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.[15]

Non-League

In August 2025, Bendle joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Spalding United.[16]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2021–22[17] League One 1000000010
2022–23[18] League Two 8030005[a]0160
Total 90300050170
Corinthian-Casuals (loan) 2021–22[19] Isthmian League
Premier Division		 32581—3[b]0436
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2022–23[3] National League South 11000—00110
Forest Green Rovers 2023–24[18] League Two 5010003[a]080
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2023–24[3] National League South 15100—00151
Colchester United 2024–25[20] League Two 0000001[a]010
Chelmsford City (loan) 2024–25[3] National League South 10000—1[c]0110
St Albans City (loan) 2024–25[3] National League South 22300—00223
Career total 10491210013012810
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Surrey Senior Cup, one appearance in Velocity Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Squads - English Football League Two 2024/2025". FootballSquads. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "A. Bendle- Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Rising Star Alfie signs first Pro contract". afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Alfie Bendle backed to be a 'big player' for AFC Wimbledon next season". londonnewsonline.co.uk. 30 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mixed emotions for Dons duo after full debuts". afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon vs Gillingham - 30 July 2022". uk.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Bendle joins Borough". ebfc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Bendle recalled". ebfc.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Alfie Bendle: Forest Green sign midfielder from AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Bendle re-joins The Sports on loan". ebfc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "BENDLE SIGNS U'S DEAL". www.cu-fc.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Alfie Bendle joins the Clarets". Chelmsford City F.C. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Alfie Bendle joins on loan". www.stalbanscityfc.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "RETAINED LIST SUMMER 2025". www.cu-fc.com. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  16. ↑ @SpaldingUnited (6 August 2025). "🖊️ NEW SIGNING | ALFIE BENDLE JOINS THE TULIPS 🌷 Spalding United are delighted to officially welcome Alfie Bendle to the club!" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 August 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  17. ↑ "Games played by Alfie Bendle in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Alfie Bendle in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "Corinthian-Casuals – Appearances – Alfie Bendle – 2021-2022". footballwebpages.co.uk.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Alfie Bendle in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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