Alejandro Rodríguez Gorrín (born 1 August 1993), also known as Alex Rodríguez, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
Rodríguez was born in Tenerife and played youth football with Sunderland before starting his professional career with Wellington Phoenix.
Early life
editCareer
editRodríguez 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]
Career statistics
edit- As of end of 2023–24 season[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
- ^ Three appearances in the Football League Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
- ^ Three appearances in the Football League Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
- ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Alex Rodríguez". Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Phoenix Signs Spanish Midfielder Alex". The World Game. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ Plumb, Simon (23 July 2014). "Wellington Phoenix stun EPL side West Ham". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ Richardson, Daniel (12 October 2014). "Football: Merrick sums up loss succinctly". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Alex Rodriguez Confirmado No Boavista" [Alex Rodriguez confirmed on Boavista]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Motherwell: Spanish midfielder Gorrín arrives on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Alex Rodriguez Gorrin Joins Oxford United". oufc.co.uk/. Oxford United F.C. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ Williams, Chris (3 August 2019). "REPORT Sunderland 1 Oxford United 1". Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Portsmouth 1 – 1 Oxford United". bbc.co.uk. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Alex Rodriguez-Gorrin: Oxford United midfielder signs new one-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Rodriguez Returns". Oxford United F.C. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Rodriguez-Gorrin rejoins Oxford on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Gorrin Goes Green!". www.fgr.co.uk. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Forest Green sign ex-Oxford midfielder Gorrin" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Retained and Released List 2024". www.fgr.co.uk. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Alex Gorrin". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Rodríguez in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Rodríguez in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Rodríguez in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Rodríguez in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alex Rodríguez in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2023.