Michael West (footballer)

Michael West (born 9 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Herne Bay.

Michael West
Personal information
Full name Michael West[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991[1]
Place of birth Maidstone,[1] England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Herne Bay
Youth career
Fulham
000?–2009 Ebbsfleet United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Ebbsfleet United 106 (27)
2012–2014 Crewe Alexandra 10 (0)
2013 → Hereford United (loan) 8 (1)
2014–2016 Ebbsfleet United 21 (1)
2016 → Whitehawk (loan) 15 (2)
2016–2017 Whitehawk 38 (4)
2017–2018 Chelmsford City 20 (1)
2018 → Kingstonian (loan) 15 (1)
2018–2020 Eastbourne Borough 54 (4)
2018–2019 → Tonbridge Angels (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2022 Ebbsfleet United 16 (1)
2022 → Herne Bay (loan) 8 (1)
2022– Herne Bay 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Career

He started his career as a trainee with Fulham before joining the Ebbsfleet United PASE youth system.[2] He went on to sign his first professional contract with the club in January 2009, making his debut in a 1–0 win over Northwich Victoria in the Football Conference. A series of impressive performances, including scoring a brace in a 2–2 draw against Luton Town, drawing the attention of many league clubs, with Fulham, Stevenage and Portsmouth all rumoured to have been interested in acquiring his services. In July 2012, he joined newly promoted Football League One side Crewe Alexandra for a nominal compensation fee.[3] He made his professional debut for Crewe on 20 October 2012, in a 2–2 draw with Walsall, coming on as a substitute for Max Clayton.

On 26 August 2013 he joined Conference National side Hereford United on loan for a month, making his debut on the same day in a 2–1 defeat to Alfreton Town.[4] He rejoined Ebbsfleet in January 2014.[5] A serious injury early in his second spell at Ebbsfleet meant that he didn't play for a year. He made his comeback from injury as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Whitehawk, scoring the third goal. Injuries continued to hamper his progress, although West did get the fourth goal in a 4–1 FA Trophy win against Molesey.

West played the second half of the 2015–2016 season on loan at Whitehawk,[6] before signing permanently in July 2016 following his release from Stonebridge Road.[7]

In June 2017, West signed for Chelmsford City.[8]

On 27 June 2018, West signed for Eastbourne Borough.[9]

On 17 July 2020, West returned to Ebbsfleet United.[10]

On 18 March 2022, West joined Isthmian League South East Division side Herne Bay on loan until 23 April 2022.[11] In June 2022, West returned to the club on a permanent basis having helped the club to promotion through the play-offs.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ebbsfleet United 2008–09[13] Conference Premier 9000—0090
2009–10[14] 22000—00220
2010–11[15] Conference South 391930—2[lower-alpha 1]04419
2011–12[15] Conference Premier 36810—2[lower-alpha 1]0398
Ebbsfleet United total I 1062740004011427
Crewe Alexandra 2012–13[16] League One 8010000090
2013–14[17] 2000100030
Crewe Alexandra total 100101000120
Hereford United (loan) 2013–14[17] Conference Premier 8100—0081
Ebbsfleet United 2013–14[15] Conference South 10000—1[lower-alpha 1]0110
2014–15[15] Conference South 6100—0061
2015–16[18] National League South 5010—4[lower-alpha 2]1101
Ebbsfleet United total II 211100051272
Whitehawk (loan) 2015–16[15] National League South 15200—00152
Whitehawk 2016–17[15] National League South 38430—3[lower-alpha 1]2446
Chelmsford City 2017–18[15] National League South 20121—3[lower-alpha 3]1253
Kingstonian (loan) 2017–18[15] Isthmian League Premier 15100—00151
Eastbourne Borough 2018–19[15] National League South 28320—4[lower-alpha 4]1344
2019–20[15] National League South 26120—6[lower-alpha 5]0341
Eastbourne Borough total 5444000101685
Tonbridge Angels (loan) 2018–19[15] Isthmian League Premier 5000—0050
Ebbsfleet United 2020–21[15] Conference South 10100—1[lower-alpha 1]0111
2021–22[15] Conference South 6010—1[lower-alpha 1]080
Ebbsfleet United total III 161100020191
Herne Bay (loan) 2021–22[15] Isthmian League South East 8100—2[lower-alpha 6]0101
Career total 316431611029536249
  1. Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. Two appearances in Kent Senior Cup, two appearances and a goal in FA Trophy
  3. Two appearances in Essex Senior Cup, one appearance and one goal in FA Trophy
  4. Two appearances and one goal in Sussex Senior Cup, two appearances in FA Trophy
  5. Three appearances in Sussex Senior Cup, three appearances in FA Trophy
  6. Two appearances in Isthmian League South East Division Play-Offs

References
  1. "Michael West". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. "West waves goodbye". Ebbsfleet United F.C. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. "Crewe Alex: Michael West is fourth through door at Gresty Road". This Is Staffordshire. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. "West joins Bulls". Hereford United. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  5. "Fleet return for fans' favourite West". Non-League news, 3 January 2014. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. Tom Harris (22 January 2016). "Hawks loan Ebbsfleet duo". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  7. Ed Miller (3 June 2016). "Michael West to exit Stonebridge Road". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. "Impressive Trio Of New Clarets". Pitchero Non-League. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  9. "Sports Sign West". Eastbourne Borough F.C. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  10. "Fleet go West as club favourite returns". Ebbsfleet United F.C. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  11. "Westy heads east to the Bay". Ebbsfleet United FC. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  12. Herne Bay F.C. [@HerneBayFC] (22 June 2022). "🚨 𝗛𝗲'𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 🚨 We are delighted to announce that @Mike23West has returned to HBFC, this time on a permanent deal! He returns to the club after a successful loan spell from @EUFCofficial towards the end of last season! Welcome back, Mike 😍⚽️ #WeAreTheBay" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 June 2022 – via Twitter.
  13. "Games played by Michael West in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  14. "Games played by Michael West in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  15. Michael West at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  16. "Games played by Michael West in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  17. "Games played by Michael West in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  18. "Mike West". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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