Who is Alfie Gilchrist? Player profile, stats and biography.

Alfie Gilchrist is an English professional player who plays for premier league club Chelsea. The right footed central defender was signed from Queens Park Rangers at an under 11 level.

Gilchrist can play in a back three or back four defense line due to his technical abilities to cover both central back and right back positions. These qualities have drawn him a comparison to Chelsea legend John Terry and much praises from other players after captaining Chelsea youth in Premier League 2 and earning a nomination for the PL2 player of the season award due to his defensive contributions.

Gilchrist made his senior club debut on 27 December 2023 against Crystal Palace where he came on as a substitute. The defender was also in the preseason squad in America.

Player profile and Wiki data.

Name	Alfie Gilchrist
Date of birth Place of birth	28 November 2003 Kingston upon Thames, England
Nationality	England
Height	1.83 m
Current team	Chelsea
Position	Centre back
Debut	27 December 2023
Team information	QPR -2014 Chelsea 2014 –

Career.

Alfie Gilchrist started his career at Queens Park Rangers academy ranks and in 2014 after being scouted by Chelsea scouts he completed a move to Chelsea where he started at the under 11 level after a successful trials.

Academy years at Chelsea.

Gilchrist after a successful rise in the Chelsea youth ranks at Cobham he was able to break through up to the under 18 level and due to his impressive performance in the first year as an under 18 he was offered his first professional contract at Chelsea.

In the 2020/21 season he made 18 academy appearance and his contributions made him to be picked as the 2021 scholar of the year. The next season 2021/22 he played a big part in the under 18 also captaining the youth squad that reached the FA youth cup semifinals and also the team that won the under 18 premier league cup.

Gilchrist took over U23 captain duties on February 2023 after the departure of Bashir Humphrey to Paderborn on loan. He was nominated for PL2 player of the season award in the 2022/23 season.

Chelsea

Alfie Gilchrist was first named in Chelsea squad on 26 May 2023 against Manchester united. Due to his durability and being defensively secure Mauricio Pochettino was able to include him to the preseason squad that went to America and made his appearance against Wrexham in the second half where Chelsea won 5-0.

On 27 December 2023, Gilchrist made his senior debut in a competitive match against Crystal Palace where he came on in the ending minutes where Chelsea won 2-1.

Lifestyle and Net worth.

Gilchrist has kept his life private as he flaunts less about his life as he has dedicated his time to his career thus minimizing luxury life exposure.

Gilchrist has an estimated net worth of £800k as of 2023 stats main earnings coming from his salary where he earns £5,500 a week after his contract extension until June 25 2024.

There are no dating records of Alfie Gilchrist as he has not yet revealed his girlfriend or fiancée to the public.