Alfie Dillon Beestin (born 1 October 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as an

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for

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

. He was born in

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and trained with the York College/i2i Football Development Centre, also playing for the

Tadcaster Albion Tadcaster Albion Association Football Club is an association football club in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England. Formed in 1892, their ground is situated behind the John Smith's brewery in Tadcaster, thus the reason for their nickname "The Br ...

development team.

Early life

Born in

, Beestin studied at The Co-operative Academy of Leeds, before moving on to York College, achieving a Level 2 Certificate in Sport and a Level 1 Coaching Award. He started his career at the

development team, scoring four goals in three games. During a trial at

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

he impressed manager

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Career

Beestin signed for

on 2 August 2016. Following his signing, manager

said "ability-wise he's got a hell of a lot". Beestin came on as a substitute against

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in the

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, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 victory. In a 5–1 victory against

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Beestin made his

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debut as a substitute In his fourth start for the club, he scored his first League goal, the opener in the 1–1 draw against

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on 13 January 2018. He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2018–19 season. Beestin joined

in January 2020 having previously been playing with

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beestin, Alfie 1997 births Living people Footballers from Leeds English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Tadcaster Albion A.F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players