Alex Molano

{{short description|American professional soccer player (born 1992)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alex Molano

| image =

| fullname = Alexander William Molano

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|4|10}}

| birth_place = Grapevine, Texas, United States

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = FC Dallas

| youthyears2 = 2009

| youthclubs2 = IMG Academy

| youthyears3 = 2009–2011

| youthclubs3 = Dinamo Zagreb

| years1 = 2011

| clubs1 = Bodens BK

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2012–2013

| clubs2 = NK Vrapče

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2013

| clubs3 = Bodens BK

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014–2015

| clubs4 = Dallas Sidekicks (indoor)

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2014–2015

| clubs5 = Dallas City FC

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| years6 = 2016

| clubs6 = Swope Park Rangers

| caps6 = 17

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2017

| clubs7 = North Carolina FC

| caps7 = 5

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018

| clubs8 = Dallas Elite FC

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| years9 = 2019

| clubs9 = Colorado Springs Switchbacks

| caps9 = 13

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2019–2020

| clubs10 = Dallas Sidekicks (indoor)

| caps10 = 7

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2020

| clubs11 = Los Angeles Force

| caps11 = 1

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2021

| clubs12 = Denton Diablos

| caps12 =

| goals12 =

| nationalyears1 = 2009

| nationalteam1 = United States U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2010

| nationalteam2 = United States U20

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| club-update = 2 July 2020

| ntupdate =

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Alexander William Molano (born April 10, 1992) is an American professional soccer player.

Career

Molano signed with Dinamo Zagreb in 2009, spending two seasons with their academy before moving to Sweden with Boden. He made five appearances for Boden before returning to Croatia a year later to join NK Vrapče, and again returning to Sweden with Boden in 2013, where he tallied two assists in eight appearances.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/01/06/swope-park-rangers-sign-alex-molano-nansel-selbol-and-jacob-vancompernolle|title=Swope Park Rangers sign Alex Molano, Nansel Selbol and Jacob VanCompernolle|website=sportingkc.com|publisher=Sporting KC|date=January 6, 2016|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}

Molano came back to the United States in 2014, playing with fifth-tier National Premier Soccer League side Dallas City FC in both 2014 and 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.npsl.info/teams/64214691/65991262-64214778/68681285.html |title=National Premier Soccer League - Alex Molano |website=npsl.info|publisher=National Premier Soccer League|access-date=May 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601061214/http://www.npsl.info/teams/64214691/65991262-64214778/68681285.html |archive-date=June 1, 2016 |url-status=usurped }}

Molano returned to professional soccer in January 2016, signing with United Soccer League side Swope Park Rangers.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/01/08/highlights-alex-molano-dallas-city-fc|title=Highlights: Alex Molano at Dallas City FC |website=sportingkc.com|publisher=Sporting KC|date=January 8, 2016|accessdate=April 22, 2020}} He scored his first goal with a 95th-minute equalizing free kick against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on July 20, 2016.{{cite web|last1=Bergabo|first1=Patrik|title=Recap: Swope Park Rangers claim dramatic 1-1 draw with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/07/20/recap-swope-park-rangers-claim-dramatic-1-1-draw-colorado-springs-switchbacks-fc|website=sportingkc.com|publisher=Sporting KC|date=July 20, 2016|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}

Molano signed with the Major Arena Soccer League's Dallas Sidekicks on September 18, 2019.{{cite web |title=Alex Molano signs with the Sidekicks for the 2019-2020 season |url=https://www.dallassidekicks.com/news/son-of-former-sidekicks-legend-signs-with-sidekick |website=dallassidekicks.com |publisher=Dallas Sidekicks |accessdate=November 25, 2019}} His father Willie Molano had played for the original Dallas Sidekicks from 1987 to 1990.