Alex Rodman

Alex Rodman
Personal information
Full name Alexander Rodman[1]
Date of birth 15 February 1987 (1987-02-15) (age 25)
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Aldershot Town
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2004 Arden Forest
2004–2005 Coleshill Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2006 Leamington 41 (5)
2006 Grantham Town 29 (2)
2006–2007 Lincoln United 20 (5)
2007–2008 Gainsborough Trinity 12 (5)
2008 Nuneaton Borough 9 (6)
2008–2011 Tamworth 91 (34)
2011– Aldershot Town 32 (6)
National team‡
2006–2007 England Futsal 5 (?)
2010 England C 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 2 January 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:02, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Alexander "Alex" Rodman (born 15 February 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Aldershot Town as a striker.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, Rodman began his career with Leamington. While with The Brakes, Rodman was named as the 2005–06 FA Cup's "Player of the Round" for the third qualifying round following a successful 2–0 win over Woodford United.[2] On 30 January 2008, Rodman joined Conference North rivals Nuneaton Borough from Gainsborough Trinity.[3]

Tamworth

Rodman signed for The Lambs from Nuneaton Borough on 30 May 2008.[4] Following his first season with The Lambs back in the Conference National, Rodman was looking for a move away from the club and moving up in the Football League. He spent most of the summer training with League One side Notts County where a deal was offered, however a deal collapsed. Rodman was urged by assistant manager Darron Gee to sign a new contract with the club,[5] which he did until the end of 2010–11 season.[6] One of Rodman's last games for Tamworth was against Newport County in which he scored a hat-trick, of which impressed County's outgoing manager at the time Dean Holdsworth.[7]

Aldershot Town

On 26 January 2011, it was announced that Rodman had left Tamworth to join Aldershot Town.[8] Rodman made his first appearance for The Shots on 29 January 2011 after coming off the bench to replace Wade Small in the 49th minute. Rodman sealed his debut for the club with a late goal in a 2–1 loss at Gillingham.[9]

International career

Futsal

Rodman has represented England in Futsal, making five appearances between 2006 and 2007, and had also been a member of the English and British Universities squad whilst studying Business at Nottingham Trent University.[10]

England C

Rodman made his England C debut on 26 May 2010 against the Republic of Ireland, coming on as an 89th minute substitute.[11] He made a second appearance on 15 September 2010 against a Welsh under-23 side, scoring the second goal in a 2–2 draw.[12] Rodman was then picked for the squad that would play Belgium on 9 February 2011 but withdrew due to becoming a Football League player.

Honours

Club

Tamworth

Career statistics

As of 19 April 2011.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2007-08 Nuneaton Borough Conference North 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
2008-09 Tamworth Conference North 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009-10 Conference National 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 2
2010-11 25 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 27 10
2010-11 Aldershot Town League Two 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5
Total England 69 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 71 19
Career total 69 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 71 19

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2011 and 31/01/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/2011/January%202011.ashx/January%202011.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-02. 
  2. ^ "Rodman wins FA Cup player award". BBC Sport. 20 October 2005. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4359956.stm. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "Nuneaton sign midfielder Rodman". BBC Sport. 30 January 2008. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7216982.stm. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "Striker signs on the dotted line". Tamworth F.C.. 30 May 2008. http://www.thelambs.co.uk/news/striker-signs-on-the-dotted-line-839.htm. Retrieved 29 January 2011. 
  5. ^ "Gee urges Rodman to sign deal as pre-season begins". Tamworth Herald. 8 July 2010. http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/tamworthfc/Gee-urges-Rodman-sign-deal-pre-season-begins/article-2390664-detail/article.html. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
  6. ^ "Gee hopes to see best of Rodman". Tamworth Herald. 22 July 2010. http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/tamworthfc/Gee-hopes-best-Rodman/article-2441553-detail/article.html. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
  7. ^ "Tamworth 3–2 Newport County". BBC Sport. 11 January 2011. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9354276.stm. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  8. ^ "Aldershot release Glen Little and sign Alex Rodman". BBC Sport. 26 January 2011. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/9376706.stm. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  9. ^ "Gillingham 2 – 1 Aldershot". BBC Sport. 29 January 2011. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/9376544.stm. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  10. ^ "Tamworth frontman Alex Rodman eyes promotion to non-League top tier". Birmingham Mail. 28 February 2009. http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-non-league-football/2009/02/28/tamworth-frontman-alex-rodman-eyes-promotion-to-non-league-top-tier-97319-23029927/. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
  11. ^ Appleby, Mike (2010-05-27). "England C start strongly". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2010/RepublicofIrelandvEnglandC. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  12. ^ Appleby, Mike (15 September 2010). "Fairclough's food for thought". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2010/WalesvEnglandC. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 

External links

Aldershot Town F.C. – current squad