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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Bedoya | ||
| Date of birth | April 29, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Englewood, NJ, United States | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rangers | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Fairleigh Dickinson University | ||
| 2007–2008 | Boston College Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Örebro | 63 | (8) |
| 2011– | Rangers | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | United States | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alejandro Bedoya (born April 29, 1987 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League and the United States national team.
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Bedoya, of Colombian American descent, was born in Englewood, New Jersey and raised in Miami, Florida.[1] His father, Adriano, played professional soccer in Colombia, as did his grandfather, Fabio.[2] His brother Santiago Bedoya played at Northeastern University and was acquired by the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft
Alejandro Bedoya attended and graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 2005 in Fort Lauderdale, where he helped the team capture a 5A Florida State Championship in 2005 as well as earning Player of the Year.
Bedoya played college soccer for Boston College and Farleigh Dickinson University, twice being nominated for the Hermann Trophy.
While most college seniors often enter the MLS SuperDraft, Bedoya chose to explore options abroad. In late 2008, he signed a contract with Allsvenskan club Örebro and joined the club on January 7, 2009. On April 6, he made his debut for Örebro, coming on as a substitute for Nordin Gerzic in the 73rd minute. He scored his first goal for Örebro when he gave the team a 1–0 lead against Halmstads BK in the Swedish Cup. Over the course of the season, Bedoya worked his way into the starting line-up and became a mainstay at central midfield in Örebro's 4-3-3 formation. In February 2011, Bedoya was given a trial at English Premier League side Birmingham City, but was not signed.[3]
On 21 July 2011, it was announced Bedoya had agreed personal terms with Rangers, pending the approval of a work permit,[4] with a view to joining in January 2012, once the Swedish football season was finished. However, Rangers and Örebro agreed an undisclosed fee on 17 August 2011, allowing him to join Rangers immediately.[5]
Bedoya made his debut as a second half substitute in a Scottish Premier League match against Aberdeen on 28 August 2011.[6]
He was part of the United States U-23 national team preparing for the 2008 Summer Olympics, however, he was not made a part of the squad that traveled to China.
On December 22, 2009, Bedoya received his first call up to train with the senior United States national team. Training in Carson, California began for Bedoya and the other players called up on January 4, 2010, leading up to a friendly match in Carson against the Honduran national team on January 23. In the 61st minute of this match, when the US was down 3-0 and was playing with ten men, Bedoya earned his first senior cap. Bedoya was named to the preliminary 30-man roster for the 2010 World Cup, and played against the Czech Republic in a tune-up friendly, but was cut from the final 23 roster. He earned his first international start in a friendly against Brazil in August 2010. He was added to the 23-man roster for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup when Benny Feilhaber was unable to play due to an injury sustained while playing for his club team, the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2009 | Örebro | Allsvenskan | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 2010 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2011–12 | Rangers | Scottish Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | Sweden | 63 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 9 | |
| Scotland | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 9 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | |||
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Statistics accurate as of match played November 15, 2011
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