Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez
 Gomes Rodríguez playing for Lyon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Jesús Gomes Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Eastleigh | ||
| 2022–2024 | Southampton | ||
| 2024– | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Lyon B | 15 | (5) |
| 2025– | Lyon | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | England U15 | 1 | (2) |
| 2023 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | England U16 | 10 | (8) |
| 2023 | Venezuela U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U17 | 8 | (9) |
| 2024– | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:54, 6 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:55, 22 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Alejandro Jesús Gomes Rodríguez (born 11 March 2008) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lyon. Born in Venezuela, he most recently represented England at youth level.
Early Life
[edit]Gomes Rodríguez was born on 11 March 2008 in Caracas, Venezuela.[1] He is of Portuguese descent through his grandparents.[2] As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of English side Eastleigh. In 2022, he joined the youth academy of English side Southampton. In 2024, he was described as "regarded as among the best strikers in [England]... for his age".[3] After that, he joined the youth academy of French Ligue 1 side Lyon.
Club career
[edit]On 10 April 2025, Gomes Rodríguez was included in first team matchday squad for the first time after he was named on the bench for Lyon's Europa League match against Manchester United.[4] On 4 May 2025, he made his professional debut for Lyon in Ligue 1, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Lens.[5]
International career
[edit]Gomes Rodríguez has been an England, Portugal, and Venezuela youth international. He has played for the England U15s, England U16s, England U17s and England U18s as well as the Portugal U15s and Venezuela U17s. He was included in the England squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 10 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon B | 2024–25 | Championnat National 3 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||
| Lyon | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "¿Quién es Alejandro Gomes? El Vinotinto que es figura en Inglaterra". meridiano.net.
- ^ "Alejandro Gomes: un venezolano que ya se 'desmarca' ante la elite europea". onefootball.com. 20 March 2023.
- ^ Tanswell, Jacob. "Southampton's fight to keep Gomes Rodriguez as Brexit leaves clubs vulnerable". The New York Times.
- ^ "Ex-Southampton starlet named in Lyon squad to face Man United tonight". dailyecho.co.uk. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Lyon vs. Lens 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (12 May 2025). "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- 2008 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Caracas
- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Venezuela men's youth international footballers
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Venezuelan people of Portuguese descent
- Venezuelan people of French descent
- English people of Venezuelan descent
- English people of Portuguese descent
- English people of French descent
- Portuguese people of Venezuelan descent
- Portuguese people of French descent
- Venezuelan emigrants to England
- Men's association football forwards
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in France
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Ligue 1 players