Alejandro Covarrubias (born September 17, 1991) is an American

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player who plays as a

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Youth and college career

Covarrubias spent his high school years playing for the

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youth academy before attending

Cerritos College Cerritos College is a public community college in Norwalk, California. It offers degrees and certificates in 87 areas of study in nine divisions. History The college was founded in 1955. It was named after Rancho Los Cerritos, a local r ...

to play

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. A standout his freshman and sophomore years, Covarrubias transferred to

California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH, CSU Dominguez Hills, or Cal State Dominguez Hills) is a public university in Carson, California. It was founded in 1960 and is part of the California State University (CSU) system. In 2020, ...

to play

for their team. In his first, and only season with the Toros, Covarrubias started every game and registered six goals and five assists in eighteen appearances for the Toros.

Senior career

Upon his junior year of college, Covarrubias opted to forgo his senior year and join

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, the Galaxy's reserve side. Covarrubias signed with

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side

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on December 15, 2016. He returned to Los Angeles on May 18, 2017. Covarrubias signed with

Fresno FC Fresno Football Club was an American professional soccer team based in Fresno, California. Founded in 2017, the team was a member of the USL Championship, a second-tier league in the American Soccer Pyramid. Their first game took place on March ...

on January 10, 2018, for the 2018 season. After a spell with

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Des Moines Menace Des Moines Menace is an American soccer team based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The Menace have had sustained success in USL League Two duri ...

, Covarrubias signed with USL side

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on July 27, 2018.

International career

Covarrubias was capped once in 2010 for the United States U18 squad.

References

External links

Cal State Dominguez Hills Profile
1991 births Living people American men's soccer players Cerritos Falcons men's soccer players Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros men's soccer players Ventura County FC players OKC Energy FC players Fresno FC players Des Moines Menace players FC Tulsa players Men's association football midfielders USL League Two players United States men's youth international soccer players Soccer players from Los Angeles County, California USL Championship players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub