Alex Rodríguez (Spanish footballer)
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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
Number | 6 | ||
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 OSK | 12 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Motherwell | 20 | (0) |
2019– | Oxford United | 79 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:58, 11 November 2021 (UTC) |
Alejandro Rodríguez Gorrín (born 1 August 1993), also known as Alex Rodríguez, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Oxford United.
Rodríguez was born in Tenerife and played youth football with Sunderland before starting his professional career with Wellington Phoenix.
Early life
Rodríguez was born in Tenerife.[3]
Playing career
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 OSK, 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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 November 2021[12]
Club | Season | League | 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 | ||
Boavista | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sepsi OSK | 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[13] | League One | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 44 | 0 |
2020–21[14] | League One | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
2021–22[15] | League One | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 79 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 101 | 1 | ||
Career total | 183 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 210 | 2 |
- ^ Matches 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.
- ^ One appearance in the EFL Trophy.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Tenerife
- Sportspeople from the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Spanish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- Boavista F.C. players
- Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- New Zealand Football Championship players
- A-League Men players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga I players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Oxford United F.C. players