Alex Cairns

Goalkeeper at Leeds United

Age33

CitizenshipEngland

Height1.83 m

Footright

BornJanuary 4, 1993

at Leeds United 686 days · joined 2024-07-08

👕200+ Apps

Market value €100k

Goalkeeper

Career snapshot

clubs played for

11/12

debut season

goals / match

Fleetwood Town

top club · 240 apps

Career highs

€250k

peak value · 2012

—

top transfer fee

—

best season

—

int'l / penalties

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Shares 1993-01-04 · 6 players total

357Appearances

0Goals

1Assists

16Yellow cards

0Red cards

357Full matches (90′)

Full name	Alex Cairns
Name in home country	Alexander Thomas Cairns
Date of birth	1993-01-04 (33 yrs)
Place of birth	Doncaster, England
Citizenship	England
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot	right
Height	183.00 m
Current club	Leeds United
Joined	2024-07-08
Contract expires	2026-06-30
Agent	Refuel Performance ...

Jul 2024

Transfer: Salford → Leeds

24/25 · Transfer

Jul 2024

24/25 — Leeds United

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2023

23/24 — Salford City

51 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2023

Transfer: Fleetwood → Salford

23/24 · Transfer

May 2023

Transfer: Salford → Fleetwood

22/23 · Return from loan

Jan 2023

Transfer: Fleetwood → Salford

22/23 · Loan

Dec 2022

Transfer: Hartlepool → Fleetwood

22/23 · Return from loan

Nov 2022

Transfer: Fleetwood → Hartlepool

22/23 · Loan

Jul 2022

22/23 — Fleetwood Town, Salford City, Hartlepool United

27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions

Jul 2021

21/22 — Fleetwood Town

44 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2020

20/21 — Fleetwood Town

33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2019

19/20 — Fleetwood Town

32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2018

18/19 — Fleetwood Town

50 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2017

17/18 — Fleetwood Town

43 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2016

16/17 — Fleetwood Town

38 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2016

Transfer: Rotherham → Fleetwood

16/17 · Transfer

Jan 2016

Transfer: Chesterfield → Rotherham

15/16 · Transfer

Aug 2015

Transfer: Leeds → Chesterfield

15/16 · Transfer

Jul 2015

15/16 — Rotherham United, Chesterfield FC

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2014

14/15 — Leeds United

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2013

13/14 — Leeds United

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Feb 2013

Transfer: Stalybridge → Leeds

12/13 · Return from loan

Aug 2012

Transfer: Leeds → Stalybridge

12/13 · Loan

Jul 2012

12/13 — Leeds United, Stalybridge Celtic

38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2011

11/12 — Leeds United, Barrow AFC

1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2011

Transfer: Leeds U18 → Leeds

11/12 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €250k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

Leeds United 0.1%

Salford City 21.8%

Hartlepool United 0.3%

Fleetwood Town 67.2%

Rotherham United 0.0%

Chesterfield FC 0.0%

Stalybridge Celtic 10.6%

Barrow AFC 0.0%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Assists	Minutes
Leeds United	5	11/12	24/25	1	0	31
Salford City	2	22/23	23/24	77	0	6,990
Hartlepool United	1	22/23	22/23	1	0	90
Fleetwood Town	7	16/17	22/23	240	1	21,588
Rotherham United	1	15/16	15/16	0	0	0
Chesterfield FC	1	15/16	15/16	0	0	0
Stalybridge Celtic	1	12/13	12/13	38	0	3,420
Barrow AFC	1	11/12	11/12	0	0	0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Assists	YC	Minutes
24/25	Championship	Leeds United	0	0	0	0
23/24	EFL Cup	Salford City	3	0	1	270
23/24	EFL Trophy	Salford City	0	0	0	0
23/24	FA Cup	Salford City	2	0	0	210
23/24	League Two	Salford City	46	0	1	4,140
22/23	EFL Cup	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0
22/23	EFL Trophy	Salford City	1	0	0	90
22/23	FA Cup	Hartlepool United	1	0	0	90
22/23	League One	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0
22/23	League Two	Salford City	23	0	2	2,070
22/23	League Two Play-Offs	Salford City	2	0	0	210
21/22	EFL Cup	Fleetwood Town	1	0	0	90
21/22	EFL Trophy	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0
21/22	FA Cup	Fleetwood Town	1	0	0	90
21/22	League One	Fleetwood Town	42	0	1	3,775
20/21	EFL Cup	Fleetwood Town	3	0	0	212
20/21	EFL Trophy	Fleetwood Town	2	0	0	180
20/21	FA Cup	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0
20/21	League One	Fleetwood Town	28	0	1	2,520
19/20	EFL Cup	Fleetwood Town	1	0	0	90
19/20	EFL Trophy	Fleetwood Town	3	0	0	270
19/20	FA Cup	Fleetwood Town	1	0	0	90
19/20	League One	Fleetwood Town	25	0	5	2,250
19/20	League One Play-Offs	Fleetwood Town	2	0	0	180
18/19	EFL Cup	Fleetwood Town	1	0	0	90
18/19	EFL Trophy	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0
18/19	FA Cup	Fleetwood Town	3	0	0	270
18/19	League One	Fleetwood Town	46	0	4	4,140
17/18	EFL Cup	Fleetwood Town	1	0	0	120
17/18	EFL Trophy	Fleetwood Town	2	0	0	180
17/18	FA Cup	Fleetwood Town	2	0	0	180
17/18	League One	Fleetwood Town	38	0	1	3,420
16/17	EFL Cup	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0
16/17	EFL Trophy	Fleetwood Town	1	0	0	90
16/17	FA Cup	Fleetwood Town	5	0	0	480
16/17	League One	Fleetwood Town	30	1	0	2,691
16/17	League One Play-Offs	Fleetwood Town	2	0	0	180
15/16	Championship	Rotherham United	0	0	0	0
15/16	FA Cup	Rotherham United	0	0	0	0
15/16	FA Cup	Chesterfield FC	0	0	0	0
15/16	FL Trophy	Chesterfield FC	0	0	0	0
15/16	League Cup	Chesterfield FC	0	0	0	0
15/16	League One	Chesterfield FC	0	0	0	0
14/15	Championship	Leeds United	0	0	0	0
13/14	Championship	Leeds United	0	0	0	0
13/14	FA Cup	Leeds United	0	0	0	0
13/14	League Cup	Leeds United	0	0	0	0
12/13	Championship	Leeds United	0	0	0	0
12/13	National League North	Stalybridge Celtic	38	0	0	3,420
11/12	Championship	Leeds United	1	0	0	31
11/12	Conference	Barrow AFC	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
11/12	2011-07-01	Leeds U18	Leeds	Transfer	0	—
12/13	2012-08-20	Leeds	Stalybridge	Loan	250000	—
12/13	2013-02-28	Stalybridge	Leeds	Return from loan	250000	—
15/16	2015-08-06	Leeds	Chesterfield	Transfer	100000	—
15/16	2016-01-08	Chesterfield	Rotherham	Transfer	100000	—
16/17	2016-07-01	Rotherham	Fleetwood	Transfer	100000	—
22/23	2022-11-26	Fleetwood	Hartlepool	Loan	200000	—
22/23	2022-12-03	Hartlepool	Fleetwood	Return from loan	200000	—
22/23	2023-01-04	Fleetwood	Salford	Loan	200000	—
22/23	2023-05-31	Salford	Fleetwood	Return from loan	200000	—
23/24	2023-07-01	Fleetwood	Salford	Transfer	200000	—
24/25	2024-07-08	Salford	Leeds	Transfer	175000	—

No recorded injuries.

Current€100k

Peak€250k

Low€50k

Δ since start+€50k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€175k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k

No national team data.

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals	Minutes
Harrison Biggins	1	0	0
Curtis Tilt	1	0	0
Callum Hendry	1	0	0
Devante Cole	2	0	0
George Glendon	2	0	0
Callum Camps	1	0	0
Amari'i Bell	2	0	0
Elliot Watt	1	0	0
Ched Evans	1	0	0
Ashley Hunter	2	0	0
Cian Bolger	2	0	0
Danny Andrew	1	0	0
Kyle Dempsey	1	0	0
Paddy Madden	1	0	0
Lewie Coyle	1	0	0
Conor McAleny	1	0	0
Wes Burns	1	0	0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
22/23	2023-05-31	Salford	Fleetwood	Return from loan	—	€200k
22/23	2023-01-04	Fleetwood	Salford	Loan	—	€200k
22/23	2022-12-03	Hartlepool	Fleetwood	Return from loan	—	€200k
22/23	2022-11-26	Fleetwood	Hartlepool	Loan	—	€200k
12/13	2013-02-28	Stalybridge	Leeds	Return from loan	—	€250k
12/13	2012-08-20	Leeds	Stalybridge	Loan	—	€250k

Last 50 matches for Leeds United The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

Date	Comp	Home	Score	Away	Availability
2024-08-14	`CGB`	Leeds United	0–3	Middlesbrough FC	Available
2024-02-28	`GB1`	Chelsea FC	3–2	Leeds United	Available
2023-08-29	`CGB`	Salford City	9–8	Leeds United	Available
2023-08-09	`CGB`	Leeds United	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Available
2023-02-28	`GB1`	Fulham FC	2–0	Leeds United	Available
2022-11-09	`CGB`	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Leeds United	Available
2022-08-24	`CGB`	Leeds United	3–1	Barnsley FC	Available
2021-10-26	`CGB`	Arsenal FC	2–0	Leeds United	Available
2021-09-21	`CGB`	Fulham FC	5–6	Leeds United	Available
2021-08-24	`CGB`	Leeds United	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Available
2020-09-16	`CGB`	Leeds United	8–9	Hull City	Available
2020-06-30	`GB2`	Leeds United	1–1	Luton Town	Available
2020-06-27	`GB2`	Leeds United	3–0	Fulham FC	Available
2020-06-21	`GB2`	Cardiff City	2–0	Leeds United	Available
2020-03-07	`GB2`	Leeds United	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Available
2020-02-29	`GB2`	Hull City	0–4	Leeds United	Available
2020-02-26	`GB2`	Middlesbrough FC	0–1	Leeds United	Available
2020-02-22	`GB2`	Leeds United	1–0	Reading FC	Available
2020-02-15	`GB2`	Leeds United	1–0	Bristol City	Available
2020-02-11	`GB2`	Brentford FC	1–1	Leeds United	Available
2020-02-08	`GB2`	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Leeds United	Available
2020-02-01	`GB2`	Leeds United	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Available
2020-01-28	`GB2`	Leeds United	3–2	Millwall FC	Available
2020-01-18	`GB2`	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Leeds United	Available
2020-01-11	`GB2`	Leeds United	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Available
2020-01-01	`GB2`	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Leeds United	Available
2019-12-29	`GB2`	Birmingham City	4–5	Leeds United	Available
2019-12-26	`GB2`	Leeds United	1–1	Preston North End	Available
2019-12-21	`GB2`	Fulham FC	2–1	Leeds United	Available
2019-12-14	`GB2`	Leeds United	3–3	Cardiff City	Available
2019-12-10	`GB2`	Leeds United	2–0	Hull City	Available
2019-12-07	`GB2`	Huddersfield Town	0–2	Leeds United	Available
2019-11-30	`GB2`	Leeds United	4–0	Middlesbrough FC	Available
2019-11-26	`GB2`	Reading FC	0–1	Leeds United	Available
2019-11-23	`GB2`	Luton Town	1–2	Leeds United	Available
2019-11-09	`GB2`	Leeds United	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2019-11-02	`GB2`	Leeds United	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Available
2019-10-26	`GB2`	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Leeds United	Available
2019-10-22	`GB2`	Preston North End	1–1	Leeds United	Available
2019-10-19	`GB2`	Leeds United	1–0	Birmingham City	Available
2019-10-05	`GB2`	Millwall FC	2–1	Leeds United	Available
2019-10-01	`GB2`	Leeds United	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Available
2019-09-28	`GB2`	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Leeds United	Available
2019-09-21	`GB2`	Leeds United	1–1	Derby County	Available
2019-09-15	`GB2`	Barnsley FC	0–2	Leeds United	Available
2019-08-31	`GB2`	Leeds United	0–1	Swansea City	Available
2019-08-27	`CGB`	Leeds United	4–5	Stoke City	Available
2019-08-24	`GB2`	Stoke City	0–3	Leeds United	Available
2019-08-21	`GB2`	Leeds United	1–0	Brentford FC	Available
2019-08-17	`GB2`	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Leeds United	Available

Teams faced most often by Alex Cairns's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Leyton Orient	25	9	8	8	27	28	-1	36%
Rochdale AFC	24	10	8	6	33	27	+6	42%
Walsall FC	24	10	6	8	32	30	+2	42%
Doncaster Rovers	22	13	4	5	38	23	+15	59%
Bradford City	22	9	4	9	31	27	+4	41%
Colchester United	20	2	7	11	14	26	-12	10%
Stevenage FC	20	8	5	7	20	25	-5	40%
Northampton Town	20	8	4	8	21	22	-1	40%
Sutton United	20	5	8	7	22	25	-3	25%
Bristol Rovers	20	5	8	7	19	20	-1	25%
Portsmouth FC	20	3	8	9	16	27	-11	15%
Barrow AFC	20	10	6	4	33	23	+10	50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
11/12	Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
23/24	51	4,620	2	0.04
22/23	27	2,460	2	0.07
21/22	44	3,955	1	0.02
20/21	33	2,912	1	0.03
19/20	32	2,880	5	0.16
18/19	50	4,500	4	0.08
17/18	43	3,900	1	0.02

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

Season	Matches	Mins	Clean sheets	CS %	Goals conceded	GC / 90′
23/24	51	4,620	8	16%	95	1.85
22/23	27	2,460	4	15%	37	1.35
21/22	44	3,955	6	14%	78	1.77
20/21	33	2,912	12	36%	37	1.14
19/20	32	2,880	9	28%	37	1.16
18/19	50	4,500	16	32%	58	1.16
17/18	43	3,900	15	35%	63	1.45
16/17	38	3,441	19	50%	29	0.76
12/13	38	3,420	12	32%	52	1.37
11/12	1	31	0	0%	2	5.81