Alejandro Covarrubias

{{short description|American soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alejandro Covarrubias

| image =

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| fullname = Alejandro Covarrubias

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|9|17}}

| birth_place = Cudahy, California, United States

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|abbr=on}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2009–2011

| youthclubs1 = LA Galaxy

| collegeyears1 = 2011–2012

| college1 = Cerritos College Falcons

| collegeyears2 = 2013

| college2 = Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros

| collegegoals2 = 6

| collegecaps2 = 18

| years1 = 2014–2016

| clubs1 = LA Galaxy II

| caps1 = 76

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2017

| clubs2 = Oklahoma City Energy

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017

| clubs3 = LA Galaxy II

| caps3 = 21

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018

| clubs4 = Fresno FC

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018

| clubs5 = Des Moines Menace

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018

| clubs6 = Tulsa Roughnecks

| caps6 = 13

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019

| clubs7 = Detroit City

| caps7 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2019

| clubs8 = Des Moines Menace

| caps8 = 2

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2010

| nationalteam1 = United States U18

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = 17:47, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = September 15, 2014

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Alejandro Covarrubias (born September 17, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder..

Youth and college career

Covarrubias spent his high school years playing for the LA Galaxy youth academy before attending Cerritos College to play college soccer. A standout his freshman and sophomore years, Covarrubias transferred to California State University, Dominguez Hills to play college soccer 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 LA Galaxy II, the Galaxy's reserve side. Covarrubias signed with United Soccer League side Oklahoma City Energy on December 15, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.energyfc.com/news_article/show/732361-energy-fc-adds-midfielder-covarrubias-to-2017-roster|title=Energy FC adds midfielder Covarrubias to 2017 roster|first=Josh|last=Evans|date=15 December 2016|website=OKC Energy FC|accessdate=26 March 2019}} He returned to Los Angeles on May 18, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/794451-covarrubias-rejoins-galaxy-ii|title=Covarrubias Rejoins Galaxy II|date=18 May 2017|website=USL Championship|accessdate=26 March 2019}}

Covarrubias signed with Fresno FC on January 10, 2018, for the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.fresnofc.com/news_article/show/873938|title=Fresno FC signs ex-Los Dos midfielder Alejandro Covarrubias|website=Fresnofc.com|accessdate=26 March 2019}}

After a spell with USL PDL side Des Moines Menace, Covarrubias signed with USL side Tulsa Roughnecks on July 27, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.roughnecksfc.com/news_article/show/937565-ugarte-departs-roughnecks-tayou-and-covarrubias-added|title=Ugarte Departs Roughnecks, Tayou and Covarrubias Added|first=Tulsa Roughnecks|last=FC|date=27 July 2018|website=Tulsa Roughnecks FC|accessdate=26 March 2019}}

International career

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

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