Crawley Town have confirmed the signing of forward Alex Battle

Crawley Town have confirmed the signing of forward Alex Battle on a one-year deal, with an option for a second.

Battle starred while on trial at the Reds during pre-season. The 22-year-old bagged a hat-trick in Crawley's 6-1 win at Horley Town, and was the club's top goalscorer in pre-season.

The 22-year-old started his career at Plymouth Argyle, spending time on loan at Salisbury and Truro City, before he was released by the Pilgrims at the end of the 2018-19 campaign.

Following his release, the forward joined previous loan club Truro in September 2019. Battle netted five goals in 26 appearances for City.

Manager John Yems said: “I’m very pleased to have Alex with us in the squad, he has been looking for a deserved opportunity in the first team and fans saw him score a hat-trick against Horley in pre-season, I wish him well here at Crawley.”

Battle is included in the matchday squad to take on Bristol Rovers today.

good for him hope he does well with them. Always good to see young players make it elsewhere when they leave us.