Alex Rodriguez (Spanish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Rodriguez Gorrin | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Tenerife, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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 Sfântu Gheorghe | 12 | (0) |
| 2018– | Motherwell | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:15, 18 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
Alejandro Rodriguez Gorrin (born 1 August 1993), known as Alex Rodriguez, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Motherwell.
Rodriguez was born in Tenerife and played youth football with Sunderland before starting his professional career with Wellington Phoenix.
Early life
Playing career
Rodriguez was a member of Premier League club Sunderland's youth system for several years, including as captain of the youth team.[1] After being released by Sunderland in 2014, Rodriguez signed with New Zealand-based A-League club Wellington Phoenix.[1] In July 2014, Rodriguez scored his first Phoenix goal in a pre-season friendly win over Premier League side West Ham after earlier setting up the opening goal.[2] 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.[3]
On 6 June 2017, Rodriguez signed with Portuguese club Boavista.[4]
After a spell with Romanian club Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, Rodriguez signed for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell in June 2018.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 August 2018[6]
| Club | Season | League | 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 | ||
| Boavista | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | 2017–18 | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Motherwell | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1 | ||
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "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 Gorrin". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
External links
- Alejandro Gorrin at Soccerway