Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexei Rojas Fedorushchenko [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 September 2005||
Place of birth | Basildon, England [2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
Number | 91 | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
Boreham Wood | |||
St Albans City | |||
London Colney Colts | |||
–2019 | Chelsea | ||
2019– | Arsenal |
Alexei Rojas Fedorushchenko ( Russian: Алексей Рохас Федорущенко; born 28 September 2005) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the youth academy of Arsenal. Born in England, and educated at Parmiter's School, [3] he is a Colombia youth international. [4] [5]
Rojas began playing football with Boreham Wood at the age of 5, and thereafter had stints with St Albans City and London Colney Colts. [6] He was initially part of English Premier League side Chelsea’s youth setup, [7] [8] before joining the youth academy of Arsenal in 2019. [9] [10] [11]
Rojas is eligible to represent England internationally, having been born there, Colombia, through his father, and Russia internationally through his mother. [12] [13]
On 4 January 2023, Rojas, received a call-up from Colombia U20 manager Héctor Cárdenas for the highly anticipated 2023 South American U-20 Championship, held in Colombia. [14] Despite being part of the talented squad that managed to secure a third place finish, Rojas remained an unused substitute throughout the tournament, with the experienced Luis Marquinez taking the role of first-choice goalkeeper. [15]
Arsenal U21