Alexis Nicolas (born 13 February 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently works in commercial real estate investment.

Football career

Born in Westminster, Nicolas played youth football with

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before joining Chelsea in 2001. He made his debut for Chelsea on 24 January 2004, in an FA Cup game against Scarborough; Paul Wilson of ''The Guardian'' described Nicolas' performance as "encouraging." After a loan spell with Brighton & Hove Albion, Nicolas signed for the club permanently in October 2004. After leaving Brighton, he played non-league football with St Albans City, playing for them on a week-to-week contract from September to November 2006. He joined Hadley as a player-coach in January 2012. He was also a Cyprus under 21-international.

Finance career

After working for Franc Warwick, Nicolas set up his own firm, Springer Nicolas, in 2012.

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References

1983 births Living people English men's footballers Cypriot men's footballers Cyprus men's under-21 international footballers Aston Villa F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Hadley F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders English people of Greek Cypriot descent Footballers from the City of Westminster People from Westminster {{England-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub