Alex Kiwomya
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| Alex Kiwomya | |
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| Full Name | Andrew Alexander Kiwomya |
| Date of Birth | 20th May 1996 |
| Place of Birth | Sheffield, England |
| Position | Striker |
| Chelsea career | 2010 - 2017 |
| Debut | n/a |
| Games (goals) | n/a |
| Other clubs | Barnsley (loan) Fleetwood Town (loan) |
Alex Kiwomya (born 20th May 1996 in Sheffield, England) is a striker who was formerly a member of the Chelsea academy.
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Pre-Chelsea career
Alex, the son of former journeyman lower league striker Andy Kiwomya and nephew of former Arsenal and Ipswich man Chris, joined Chelsea in 2010 from Rotherham United. He was an accomplished junior athlete, amongst the fastest 100m runners in the country in every age group in which he competed.
Chelsea career
Alex made his Under-18 debut at the back end of the 2010-11 season before starting the 2011-12 season with a bang, notching a hat-trick against Birmingham City in his first outing of the campaign. He made his debut for Dermot Drummy's reserve team as a 15 year-old in October 2011 but would return to the Under-18s for the rest of the season, revelling in his role as a super-sub. All eight of his goals came from the bench and his exceptional pace proved an asset in the 2011-12 FA Youth Cup campaign.
After two seasons of being almost exclusively a super-sub, he became a fully-fledged contributor in his first season as a scholar, starting regularly for the Under-18s as well as the FA Youth Cup and NextGen Series squads, as well as making further strides in the Under-21 setup. He finished as the club's leading scorer in the Youth Cup run with six goals, whilst an impressive NextGen campaign was soured when he was sent off in the Final for two bookable offences.
He bounced back well in 2013-14, making up for European disappointment by scoring four times in the group stages of the 2013-14 UEFA Youth League whilst also holding down a regular berth in the Under-21 team. His goalscoring form picked up as the season went on but he fell ill in the final month of the campaign and was unable to play any part in either of the Under-21 Premier League or FA Youth Cup Finals that he had done so much to help the Blues towards.
He started the 2014-15 season in mixed form, playing well in the UEFA Youth League (which ultimately saw him wind up with a winners' medal) and contributing at Under-21 level before heading out on his first professional loan at Barnsley. He played five times before manager Danny Wilson was sacked, at which point he returned and helped the Under-21s to a third-place finish in the league.
2015-16 was a quieter affair as injury and illness limited him to just seven Under-21 starts and a second career loan move, again to League One but this time to Fleetwood, ended in similar circumstances to his previous adventure.
2016-17 started spectacularly at Crewe Alexandra as he found both form and goals in the first half of the season, only for injuries and the team's slide down the table to heavily impact the second half of his campaign. Out of contract in the summer, he agreed a three-year deal to join Doncaster Rovers on July 16th and sealed his permanent departure.
International
Alex has played for England at Under-16, Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 levels.
Career statistics
Youth, Reserve and Under-21 Football
| Season | Under-18 | Euro U19 | Under-21 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2010-11 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | 20 | 8 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
| 2012-13 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 13 |
| 2013-14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 29 | 11 |
| 2014-15 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 3 |
| 2015-16 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 55 | 5 | 119 | 35 |
Senior Club Football
| Season | Club | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2014-15 | Barnsley (loan) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Fleetwood Town (loan) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 |
| Total | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 7 | |
Career honours
- 2011 Sky Sports Victory Shield (England Under-16s)
- 2011-12 FA Youth Cup
- 2013-14 FA Youth Cup
- 2013-14 Under-21 Premier League
- 2014-15 UEFA Youth League
