Alejandro Rodríguez Gorrín (born 1 August 1993), also known as Alex Rodríguez, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a central midfielder. Rodríguez was born in Tenerife and played youth football with

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before starting his professional career with Wellington Phoenix.

Early life

Rodríguez was born in Tenerife.

Career

Rodríguez was a member of Premier League club

's youth system for several years, including as captain of the youth team. After being released by Sunderland in 2014, Rodríguez signed with New Zealand-based

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club Wellington Phoenix. In July 2014, Rodríguez scored his first Phoenix goal in a pre-season

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win over Premier League side West Ham United after earlier setting up the opening goal. Alex made his competitive debut for Wellington in the side's loss to

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in the opening round of the

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. On 6 June 2017, Rodríguez signed with Portuguese club Boavista. After a spell with Romanian club Sepsi, Rodríguez signed for Scottish Premiership club

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in June 2018. On 20 June 2019, Rodríguez signed a two-year contract with

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, with the option of a third, on a free transfer after his Motherwell deal had expired. He made his Oxford debut in a 1–1 draw at Sunderland on the opening day of the 2019–20 season. 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. 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. 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. On 12 January 2024, Rodríguez signed for

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club Forest Green Rovers on a permanent deal. He was sent off on his debut, a 2–0 home defeat to

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. He was released following relegation at the end of the 2023–24 season.

Career statistics

References

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Early life

Career

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