Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alejandro Rodríguez Gorrín [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 August 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Tenerife, Spain | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | Tenerife | ||
2009–2014 | Sunderland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2017 | Wellington Phoenix | 72 | (1) |
2014 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 1 | (0) |
2017 | Boavista | 0 | (0) |
2018 | Sepsi | 12 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Motherwell | 20 | (0) |
2019–2024 | Oxford United | 89 | (1) |
2024 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:07, 3 July 2024 (UTC) |
Alejandro Rodríguez Gorrín (born 1 August 1993), also known as Alex Rodríguez, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Rodríguez was born in Tenerife and played youth football with Sunderland before starting his professional career with Wellington Phoenix.
Rodríguez was born in Tenerife. [3]
Rodríguez was a member of Premier League club Sunderland's youth system for several years, including as captain of the youth team. [3] After being released by Sunderland in 2014, Rodríguez signed with New Zealand-based A-League club Wellington Phoenix. [3] In July 2014, Rodríguez scored his first Phoenix goal in a pre-season friendly win over Premier League side West Ham United after earlier setting up the opening goal. [4] Alex made his competitive debut for Wellington in the side's loss to Perth Glory in the opening round of the 2014–15 A-League. [5]
On 6 June 2017, Rodríguez signed with Portuguese club Boavista. [6]
After a spell with Romanian club Sepsi, Rodríguez signed for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell in June 2018. [7]
On 20 June 2019, Rodríguez signed a two-year contract with Oxford United, with the option of a third, on a free transfer after his Motherwell deal had expired. [8] He made his Oxford debut in a 1–1 draw at Sunderland on the opening day of the 2019–20 season. [9] Rodríguez scored his first goal for Oxford United on 24 November 2020, scoring from the penalty spot to secure a 1–1 draw with Portsmouth. [10] He signed a new one-year deal at the end of the 2021–22 season, having missed the second half of the season with a knee injury. [11] After his contract expired at the end of the 2022–23 season, Rodriguez continued to train with the Oxford United first team while recovering from his injury, playing two behind-closed-doors games, before being offered a short-term contract on 20 October. [12] [13]
On 12 January 2024, Rodríguez signed for League Two club Forest Green Rovers on a permanent deal. [14] [15] He was sent off on his debut, a 2–0 home defeat to Harrogate Town. [16] He was released following relegation at the end of the 2023–24 season. [17]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wellington Phoenix | 2014–15 | A-League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
2015–16 | A-League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2016–17 | A-League | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
Total | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2014–15 | New Zealand Football Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boavista | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sepsi | 2017–18 | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Motherwell | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Oxford United | 2019–20 [19] | League One | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 [b] | 0 | 44 | 0 |
2020–21 [20] | League One | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [c] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
2021–22 [21] | League One | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2022–23 [22] | League One | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 [d] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
2023–24 [23] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 88 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 116 | 2 | ||
Forest Green Rovers | 2023–24 [23] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 196 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 229 | 3 |