Alex Babos

Alexander Jon Babos (born 22 August 1998) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Hereford.

Club career
Babos started his youth career at Derby County, joining the club's scholarship programme aged 15, before signing a professional contract with the club in March 2016.

In August 2018, Babos joined Spanish Segunda División B club Real Unión on a season-long loan, but the loan was cut short and returned to Derby in January 2019.

On 24 September 2019, Babos joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester on a one-month loan. During his time at Derby he was captain of the U23 side. He was released by Derby in July 2020.

Following his release from Derby, on 9 October 2020, Babos signed for National League North club Alfreton Town following a successful trial period.

On 9 April 2021, Babos joined National League club King's Lynn Town for the remainder of the season.

On 13 August 2021, Babos joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Banbury United. In June 2022, he signed a contract extension ahead of Banbury's first season in the National League North.

On 25 May 2023, Babos signed for National League North club Hereford on a one-year deal. He scored on his debut for Hereford in a 2–2 draw on the opening day of the season against former club King's Lynn Town. He made the National League North team of the week after his second match with Hereford. He made the team of the week for a second time after scoring in a 3–1 home win against Curzon Ashton in October. He featured in a team of the week for the third time during the season after scoring twice in a 4–1 league win away against Peterborough Sports in March.

On 29 March 2024, it was announced that Babos had signed a one-year contract extension at Hereford, tying him down to the club until 2025.

International career
In November 2017, Babos received his first call up to the Wales U21 squad for their two UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying fixtures, but did not feature in either match. The following May he was called up again for Wales' friendly double-header against Georgia, this time winning his first caps as he started both fixtures, firstly playing the full 90 minutes before being substituted in the second.

He made his competitive debut for Wales U21 the following September, coming on as a second-half substitute in their UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying fixture against Liechtenstein. He was called up once again for October's qualifying fixtures against Romania and Switzerland.

In May 2019, he was called up for Wales' friendly double-header against Albania, starting in the first of the two fixtures.