Alex Rodríguez (Spanish footballer)
Spanish footballer
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Alejandro Rodríguez Gorrín (born 1 August 1993), also known as Alex Rodríguez, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for NIFL club Linfield.
| 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 | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Linfield | ||
| 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 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Motherwell | 20 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Oxford United | 89 | (1) |
| 2024 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Linfield | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 | |||
Rodríguez was born in Tenerife and played youth football with Sunderland before starting his professional career with Wellington Phoenix.
Early life
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, 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
- 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
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy