Dover Athletic are delighted to announce the loan signing of striker James Alabi from Tranmere Rovers.

The 22-year-old England C representative will go straight into the squad for Saturday’s National League game against Maidenhead United.

Alabi, who will wear the No.19 shirt, joined Tranmere from fellow National League side Chester FC last July and has made nine appearances this season.

During his 18 months with Chester, Alabi scored 23 goals in 53 appearances.

He was club’s leading goalscorer with 17 league goals to his name last season – one of those goals was against Dover in Chester’s 3-1 loss at Crabble in January.

Alabi came through the Academy system at Stoke City, where he shared a house with now Dover defender Manny Parry, and had loan spells at Scunthorpe United, Mansfield Town and Accrington Stanley while he was with the Premier League side.

After leaving Stoke, Alabi joined Ipswich Town at the beginning of the 2015-16 season after impressing during a trial and scored on his debut for The Tractor Boys in a 4-1 victory at Doncaster Rovers in the League Cup.

Midway through that season, he left Portman Road to join Chester FC.

Welcome to Crabble James!