Alexander Cole Mighten (born 11 April 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

. Born in the United States, he represents England at the youth international level.

Club career

Mighten came up with the

academy, appearing for the club's Under-18 team. Mighten joined Forest in 2009 after previously playing for Arnold Town. During his development, Mighten received support from former Forest players Des Walker and David Johnson. On 24 September 2019, Mighten made his professional debut when he appeared as a 78th-minute substitute during a 5–0 loss in an

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fixture against

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. He then made his first start for the Reds on 5 January 2020 in a 2–0 loss to Chelsea in an

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match, Mighten impressed in the game, winning a penalty for Forest only for it to be ruled out by a marginal VAR decision. On 24 August 2020, Mighten signed a new contract extension keeping him at the club until June 2025. He scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw against Millwall on 19 December. On 29 August, Mighten joined

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on a season-long loan. He made his debut a day later against

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in the

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playing 80 minutes. His first goal came against

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in the

. He returned to Nottingham Forest on 10 January 2023 having played 14 times and scoring two goals.

International career

Mighten has represented

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at under-15 through to under-19 level. Mighten received his first call-up to the under-19 squad in March 2021. On 6 September 2021, Mighten made his debut for the England under-20 side in a 6–1 victory over

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at St. George's Park. As Mighten was born in

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, United States, he is also eligible to represent the

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Personal

Alex's brother, David, plays

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. Alex was born in

, United States, while his father, Eddie Mighten, worked for

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. His family returned to Nottingham, England when he was 3 years old.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Nottingham Forest *

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References

External links

Profile
at the Nottingham Forest F.C. website {{DEFAULTSORT:Mighten, Alex 2002 births Living people People from West Hartford, Connecticut English footballers England youth international footballers American soccer players American emigrants to England Association football midfielders Nottingham Forest F.C. players People educated at West Bridgford School Soccer players from Connecticut English Football League players Premier League players Footballers from Nottingham