Alejandro Rabell

Alejandro Javier Rabell (born November 12, 2001) is a Puerto Rican international footballer who currently plays for NJIT Highlanders in the NCAA D1 and the Puerto Rico national football team.

Alejandro Rabell
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Javier Rabell
Date of birth (2001-11-12) November 12, 2001
Place of birth Puerto Rico
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 NJIT Highlanders
Number 13
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– NJIT Highlanders 13 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Bayamón FC (19)
National team‡
2016 Puerto Rico U17 3 (0)
2018– Puerto Rico U20 7 (4)
2018– Puerto Rico 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January, 2019

Career

Rabell has played club soccer in Puerto Rico and also in the United States and Spain. He has played for The Baldwin School of Puerto Rico were he also studied.[1] He also played for Lonestar SC of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy before moving to Barcelona where he played for Marcet where he faced teams such as Sevilla FC and Mallorca.[2]

He made his senior debut with Bayamón FC in 2016, but played full time in the 2018-19 season where he managed to score 19 goals in the Liga Puerto Rico and 4 in the Copa Luis Villarejo for a total of 23 goals..[3]

He joined NCAA D1 side NJIT Highlanders where he scored a goal and assisted on his debut.[4]

International

In 2016 Rabell was called up to the Puerto Rico U17 national team where he earned 3 caps playing the first round of the World Cup Qualifiers.[5] In 2018, Rabell trained with both Senior and U20 national teams. He played 5 games with Puerto Rico U20 at the 2018 Concacaf Championship at IMG Academy where he also scored 3 goals.[6]

In November 16, 2018, Rabell made his debut with the Puerto Rico national football team where he started in the match against Belice in the CONCACAF Nations League qualifying.[7]

In February 2020, he was called up for his second time with the Puerto Rico U-20 national football team for the first round of World Cup Qualification.[8]

References
  1. "Baldwin School Of Puerto Rico". baldwin-school.org. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  2. Marcet. "Alejandro Rabell: "Elegí el fútbol y no volví a mirar atrás'". marcetfootball.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  3. "Bayamon Futbol Club - Clubes Participantes". Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  4. https://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2019/8/30/six-different-players-score-as-mens-soccer-opens-2019-campaign-with-7-0-victory.aspx
  5. "Noticias: Definida la Selección Sub17 rumbo a la Eliminatoria Mundialista". noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  6. "Noticias: Lista la Sub20 para el Campeonato Concacaf". noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  7. "Game Detail". concacafnationsleague.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  8. http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2020/02/la-sub20-recibe-hoy-islas-caiman-en-el.html
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