Alex Rodman
{{short description|English footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alex Rodman
| image = Rodman, Alex (cropped).jpg
| caption = Rodman in 2010
| full_name = Alexander James Rodman{{Hugman|25144|access-date=8 April 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|2|15|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/71879/alex-rodman |title=Alex Rodman: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=8 April 2020}}
| birth_place = Sutton Coldfield, England
| height = {{convert|1.88|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/alex-rodman/ |title=Alex Rodman |publisher=Bristol Rovers F.C. |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721203637/https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/alex-rodman/ |url-status=dead }}
| position = Winger
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Aston Villa
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = Arden Forest
| youthyears4 = {{0|0000}}–2005
| youthclubs4 = Coleshill Town
| years1 = 2005–2006
| clubs1 = Leamington
| caps1 = 25
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2006–2007
| clubs2 = Grantham Town
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2007
| clubs3 = Lincoln United
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2007–2008
| clubs4 = Gainsborough Trinity
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2008
| clubs5 = Nuneaton Borough
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2008–2011
| clubs6 = Tamworth
| caps6 = 83
| goals6 = 21
| years7 = 2011–2013
| clubs7 = Aldershot Town
| caps7 = 43
| goals7 = 7
| years8 = 2012–2013
| clubs8 = → York City (loan)
| caps8 = 18
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2013–2014
| clubs9 = Grimsby Town
| caps9 = 35
| goals9 = 7
| years10 = 2014–2015
| clubs10 = Gateshead
| caps10 = 39
| goals10 = 9
| years11 = 2015–2016
| clubs11 = Newport County
| caps11 = 29
| goals11 = 4
| years12 = 2016–2017
| clubs12 = Notts County
| caps12 = 16
| goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2017–2018
| clubs13 = Shrewsbury Town
| caps13 = 61
| goals13 = 11
| years14 = 2018–2023
| clubs14 = Bristol Rovers
| caps14 = 76
| goals14 = 8
| totalcaps = 482
| totalgoals = 73
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam1 = England Futsal
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2010
| nationalteam2 = England C
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 13:59, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Alexander James Rodman (born 15 February 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Rodman was a schoolboy with Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers before playing in the youth teams of Arden Forest and Coleshill Town. He started his senior career after signing for Leamington in 2005. After one season he signed with Grantham Town, leaving them in 2007 before having spells with Lincoln United, Gainsborough Trinity and Nuneaton Borough. He signed for Tamworth in 2008, winning the Conference North title in his first season with the club. After a season-and-a-half of playing for them in the Conference Premier, Rodman signed for League Two club Aldershot Town in 2011. He had a loan spell with York City from 2012 to 2013 before joining Grimsby Town. He helped them to the Conference Premier play-offs before moving to Gateshead in 2014. After one season with them he joined Newport County of League Two in 2015.
Club career
=Early career=
Born in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands,{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/alex-rodman-49528/ |title=Alex Rodman |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=21 July 2018}} Rodman played schoolboy football with Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers and in the youth teams of Arden Forest and Coleshill Town.{{cite web |url=http://www.theshots.co.uk/PlayerDisplay.ink?season=12/13&Playertype=p&squadno=43316 |title=Alex Rodman |publisher=Aldershot Town F.C. |access-date=7 November 2012}}{{dead link|date=November 2013}}{{cbignore}} He began his senior career after signing for Midland Football Alliance club Leamington in 2005, with whom was named the 2005–06 FA Cup's "Player of the Round" for the third qualifying round following a 2–0 win over Woodford United.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4359956.stm |title=Rodman wins FA Cup player award |website=BBC Sport |date=20 October 2005 |access-date=17 January 2018}} This helped Leamington to a first round tie against League One team Colchester United, which Rodman played in as the team were beaten 9–1.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4387914.stm |title=Colchester 9–1 Leamington |website=BBC Sport |date=5 November 2005 |access-date=17 January 2018}} He made 41 appearances and scored five goals for Leamington in the 2005–06 season, playing mostly as a right wing-back and a midfielder.{{cite web |url=http://leamingtonfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=609%3Aalex-rodman-moves-into-the-professional-ranks&catid=25%3Anews&Itemid=18&device=desktop |title=Alex Rodman moves into the professional ranks |publisher=Leamington F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514125009/http://leamingtonfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=609%3Aalex-rodman-moves-into-the-professional-ranks&catid=25%3Anews&Itemid=18&device=desktop |archive-date=14 May 2014}}
Rodman signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Grantham Town at the start of the 2006–07 season, after an unsuccessful trial with Alfreton Town.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefootballarchives.com/gtfcstats/player.php?id=1803 |title=Alex Rodman profile |website=The Football Archives |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609155720/http://www.thefootballarchives.com/gtfcstats/player.php?id=1803 |archive-date=9 June 2015}} Having finished the season with 33 appearances and two goals for Grantham, he signed for Lincoln United of the Northern Premier League Premier Division in July 2007 after Grantham's relegation to the Northern Premier League Division One South. He scored five goals in 20 appearances for United before signing for Conference North club Gainsborough Trinity in November 2007, making his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat away to Burscough on 3 November.{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/lincolnunited/news/former-white-starring-at-aldershot-270784.html |title=Former White starring at Aldershot |publisher=Lincoln United F.C. |date=7 March 2011 |access-date=17 February 2013 |via=Pitchero}} Having scored two goals in 12 appearances, he departed Gainsborough for league rivals Nuneaton Borough in January 2008.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7216982.stm |title=Nuneaton sign midfielder Rodman |website=BBC Sport |date=30 January 2008 |access-date=17 January 2018}} He made his debut on 26 January as a substitute in a 3–0 home win over Workington, before scoring his first goal on 22 March in a 3–2 defeat away to Kettering Town. He scored two goals in 17 appearances for Nuneaton.
=Tamworth=
Rodman signed for Tamworth on 30 May 2008 on a one-year contract with Nuneaton experiencing financial difficulties.{{cite web |url=http://www.thelambs.co.uk/news/striker-signs-on-the-dotted-line-839.htm |title=Striker signs on the dotted line |publisher=Tamworth F.C. |date=30 May 2008 |access-date=29 January 2011 |archive-date=18 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318234600/http://www.thelambs.co.uk/news/striker-signs-on-the-dotted-line-839.htm |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Rodman-praise-boss-Wilkin/story-20292072-detail/story.html |title=Rodman is full of praise for boss Wilkin |newspaper=Nuneaton News |date=2 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515083448/http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Rodman-praise-boss-Wilkin/story-20292072-detail/story.html |archive-date=15 May 2014}} He finished the 2008–09 season with 10 goals in 40 appearances as Tamworth won the Conference North title.{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=565 |title=Blue Sq North: 2008/09: Latest table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=26 February 2023}} In June 2009, he signed a new one-year contract ahead, of their return to the Conference Premier.{{cite news |url=http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Foster-heads-Eastwood/story-12617345-detail/story.html |title=Foster heads for Eastwood |newspaper=Tamworth Herald |date=17 June 2009 |access-date=17 February 2013}}{{dead link|date=January 2018}}{{cbignore}} Following his first season with Tamworth back in the Conference Premier, in which he scored two goals in 24 appearances, Rodman went on trial with League One club Notts County.{{cite news |url=http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Gee-urges-Rodman-sign-deal-pre-season-begins/story-12614114-detail/story.html |title=Gee urges Rodman to sign deal as pre-season begins |newspaper=Tamworth Herald |date=8 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722185222/http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Gee-urges-Rodman-sign-deal-pre-season-begins/story-12614114-detail/story.html |archive-date=22 July 2012}} After the trial came to an end Rodman signed a new one-year contract with Tamworth in July 2010.{{cite news |url=http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Gee-hopes-best-Rodman/story-12608357-detail/story.html |title=Gee hopes to see best of Rodman |newspaper=Tamworth Herald |date=22 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722185311/http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Gee-hopes-best-Rodman/story-12608357-detail/story.html |archive-date=22 July 2012}}{{cite news |url=http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Ambitious-Rodman-set-commit-Lambs-season/story-12606302-detail/story.html |title=Ambitious Rodman set to commit to Lambs for season |newspaper=Tamworth Herald |date=15 July 2010 |access-date=17 February 2013}}{{dead link|date=January 2018}}{{cbignore}} One of Rodman's last matches for Tamworth was against Newport County on 11 January 2011, in which he scored a hat-trick, impressing County's Aldershot Town-bound manager Dean Holdsworth.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9354276.stm |title=Tamworth 3–2 Newport County |website=BBC Sport |date=11 January 2011 |access-date=17 January 2018}}
=Aldershot Town=
File:Alex Rodman 16-02-2013 1.jpg in 2013]]
Rodman left Tamworth to join League Two club Aldershot Town on 26 January 2011 on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/9376706.stm |title=Aldershot release Glen Little and sign Alex Rodman |website=BBC Sport |date=26 January 2011 |access-date=17 January 2018}} He made his first appearance for Aldershot on 29 January 2011 after coming off the bench at Gillingham to replace Wade Small in the 49th minute. Rodman scored a late consolation goal in a 2–1 defeat with a 25-yard shot during stoppage time.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/9376544.stm |title=Gillingham 2–1 Aldershot |website=BBC Sport |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=17 January 2018}} He finished the season with five goals in 14 appearances for Aldershot. Rodman missed the rest of the 2011–12 season after being diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism in January 2012, after tests showed he had three blood clots in his lungs.{{cite news |url=http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/sport/football/news/i-could-died-reveals-shots-5347902 |title='I could have died', reveals Shots ace Rodman |website=Get Hampshire |date=2 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221226/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/sport/football/news/i-could-died-reveals-shots-5347902 |archive-date=3 March 2016}} He had made 26 appearances and scored two goals for Aldershot up to that point in the 2011–12 season. He resumed training during the pre-season of 2012.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19154278 |title=Aldershot Town winger Alex Rodman back after blood clots |website=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2012 |access-date=17 January 2018}}
Rodman signed for Aldershot's League Two rivals York City on 7 November 2012 on a two-month loan.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20237874 |title=York City sign Aldershot winger Alex Rodman on loan |website=BBC Sport |date=7 November 2012 |access-date=17 January 2018}} He made his debut after starting York's 3–0 defeat at home to AFC Wimbledon on 10 November 2012, but was substituted in the 58th minute. He scored his first goal in his next appearance, in a 2–2 draw away to Port Vale on 17 November 2012. After making eight appearances and scoring one goal for York, the loan was extended until the end of the 2012–13 season in January 2013.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20963662 |title=Aldershot's Alex Rodman extends York City loan |website=BBC Sport |date=9 January 2013 |access-date=17 January 2018}} Rodman was sent back to Aldershot on 4 April 2013 having been deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Nigel Worthington.{{cite news |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/10334771.York_City_boss_Nigel_Worthington_sends_back_loan_trio/ |title=York City boss Nigel Worthington sends back loan trio |first=Dave |last=Flett |newspaper=The Press |location=York |date=4 April 2013 |access-date=24 November 2013}} He had scored one goal in 18 appearances for York.
=Grimsby Town=
Rodman along with the entire Aldershot squad were released following the club's relegation to the Conference Premier and subsequent entry into financial administration that followed. He signed a one-year contract with Grimsby Town of the Conference Premier on 8 July 2013.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23232002 |title=Grimsby Town sign former Aldershot winger Alex Rodman |website=BBC Sport |date=8 July 2013 |access-date=17 January 2018}} Rodman left the club on 12 May 2014 after deciding not to activate the clause for a further year in his contract.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27382408 |title=Grimsby Town winger Alex Rodman leaves after one season |website=BBC Sport |date=12 May 2014 |access-date=17 January 2018}}
=Gateshead=
After a move to Scottish Championship club Hibernian broke down, Rodman signed for Gateshead of the Conference Premier on a one-year contract on 14 July 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4961/gateshead-sign-rodman |title=Gateshead sign Rodman |first=Jeff |last=Bowron |publisher=Gateshead F.C. |date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715065423/http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4961/gateshead-sign-rodman |archive-date=15 July 2014}} He made his debut on 9 August 2014 in a 3–1 home win against Torquay United. Rodman scored his first goal for Gateshead on 16 August 2014 in a 2–2 draw away to Eastleigh.{{cite web |url=http://www.gateshead-fc.com/5004/eastleigh-2-2-gateshead-report |title=Eastleigh 2–2 Gateshead |publisher=Gateshead F.C. |date=16 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083923/http://www.gateshead-fc.com/5004/eastleigh-2-2-gateshead-report |archive-date=19 August 2014}} He made 44 appearances and scored 11 goals in the 2014–15 season as Gateshead finished 10th in the Conference Premier table.{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=1390 |title=Football Conference: 2014/15: Latest table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=26 February 2023}}
=Newport County=
Rodman signed for League Two club Newport County on a one-year contract on 9 June 2015.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33069644 |title=Newport County sign former Gateshead winger Alex Rodman |website=BBC Sport |date=9 June 2015 |access-date=17 January 2018}} He made his debut for Newport on 8 August 2015 in the League Two match against Cambridge United. Rodman was offered a new contract by Newport at the end of the 2015–16 season but chose to move on.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
=Notts County=
=Shrewsbury Town=
After half a season at Notts County, Rodman was allowed to leave on a free transfer, joining League One club Shrewsbury Town on 5 January 2017 on an 18-month contract.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38520586 |title=Shrewsbury Town sign Notts County winger Rodman and Crystal Palace striker Ladapo |website=BBC Sport |date=5 January 2017 |access-date=17 January 2018}} He made his debut two days later in a 1–1 draw away to Swindon Town, and scored his first goal for the club, a 63rd-minute equaliser against Gillingham, on 28 January.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42842065 |title=Gillingham 1–1 Shrewsbury Town |website=BBC Sport |date=28 January 2017 |access-date=25 February 2018}} Rodman made 20 appearances, scoring once, to help Shrewsbury avoid relegation at the end of his first half season at the club.
=Bristol Rovers=
After turning down a new contract with Shrewsbury, Rodman signed for their League One rivals Bristol Rovers on 2 July 2018 on a contract of undisclosed length.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44684232 |title=Bristol Rovers sign winger Alex Rodman and midfielder Theo Widdrington |website=BBC Sport |date=2 July 2018 |access-date=2 July 2018}} He scored his first goal when he opened the scoring in a 2–1 defeat away to Sunderland on 15 December 2018.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46491620 |title=Sunderland 2–1 Bristol Rovers |website=BBC Sport |date=15 December 2018 |access-date=27 December 2018}} Rodman concluded the 2018–19 season with two goals in a 2–1 comeback victory over Barnsley.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48074728 |title=Bristol Rovers 2–1 Barnsley |website=BBC Sport |date=4 May 2019}}
Rodman missed the start of the 2020–21 season after an illness that saw him suffering from bouts of vertigo.{{cite web |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-rovers-injury-report-latest-4677207 |title=Bristol Rovers injury report: Latest on David Tutonda, Alex Rodman and Mark Little |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=6 November 2020 |access-date=14 April 2021}} He made his return to first-team action on 26 December 2020, in a 2–0 defeat at Milton Keynes Dons.{{cite web |url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2020/december/mk-dons-match-report/ |title=Match Report: MK Dons 2–0 Bristol Rovers |publisher=Bristol Rovers F.C. |date=26 December 2020 |access-date=14 April 2021 |archive-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415174736/https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2020/december/mk-dons-match-report/ |url-status=dead }} Rodman had a run in the team under Rovers' third manager of the season Joey Barton, a run in which Rodman scored an impressive second goal as they won 4–1 against Accrington Stanley to help in their battle against relegation.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56248015 |title=Bristol Rovers 4–1 Accrington Stanley |website=BBC Sport |date=9 March 2021 |access-date=14 April 2021}} On 14 April 2021, Rodman was awarded the PFA Players in the Community award for League One for his work in education through the club.{{cite web |url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2021/april/community-trust-awards/ |title=Bristol Rovers Community Trust and Alex Rodman Win EFL Community Awards |publisher=Bristol Rovers F.C. |date=14 April 2021 |access-date=14 April 2021 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414124047/https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2021/april/community-trust-awards/ |url-status=dead }}
In September 2021, Rodman suffered a broken foot in training that manager Joey Barton estimated would keep him out for around three months.{{cite web |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/joey-barton-gives-early-reaction-5905845 |title=Joey Barton gives early reaction to Leon Clarke's injury and Alex Rodman's broken foot |newspaper=Bristol Post |last1=Frost |first1=Sam |date=12 September 2021 |access-date=16 February 2022}} In January 2022 he made his return to the matchday squad as an unused substitute in a 1–0 win over Walsall.{{cite web |url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2022/january/Rovers-Walsall-team-news/ |title=Team News – Rovers v Walsall |publisher=Bristol Rovers F.C. |date=29 January 2022 |access-date=16 February 2022}} In March however, Barton revealed that Rodman had suffered another injury setback and was likely to miss the rest of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/joey-barton-shares-josh-grant-6857774 |title=Joey Barton shares Josh Grant hopes but another Bristol Rovers player set to miss rest of season |newspaper=Bristol Post |last1=Frost |first1=Sam |date=25 March 2022}} Rodman made only four appearances across the season, all of which came in August, as Rovers were promoted on the final day of the season, a 7–0 victory seeing the club move into the final automatic promotion place on goals scored. {{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61281127 |title=Bristol Rovers go up after extraordinary 7–0 win |website=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022}}
In July 2022, Barton revealed that with Rodman having been unable to take part in Rovers' summer training programme, he was not in Barton's plans to feature at all for the upcoming 2022–23 season. Rodman's contract situation was revealed also with him entering the new season on heavily reduced terms as a result of his contract negotiation with previous CEO Martyn Starnes.{{cite web |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/joey-barton-addresses-alex-rodmans-7398392 |title=Joey Barton addresses Alex Rodman's future at Bristol Rovers with frank assessment of his role |newspaper=Bristol Post |last1=Frost |first1=Sam |date=29 July 2022 |accessdate=29 July 2022}} In August 2022, it was revealed that Rodman was training away from the first-team having been told that his future lay away from the club.{{cite web |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/joey-barton-bristol-rovers-players-7422917 |title=Joey Barton tells three Bristol Rovers players to find new clubs as he draws 'line in the sand' |newspaper=Bristol Post |last1=Frost |first1=Sam |date=4 August 2022 |accessdate=4 August 2022}} Having failed to make a matchday squad across the 2022–23 season, Rodman announced his retirement.{{cite web|url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2023/may/retained-list/|title=2022/23 Retained and Released List|website=www.bristolrovers.co.uk|date=20 May 2023|accessdate=20 May 2023}}
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tamworth-frontman-alex-rodman-eyes-85976 |title=Tamworth frontman Alex Rodman eyes promotion to non-League top tier |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=28 February 2009 |access-date=17 January 2018}}
=England C=
Rodman made his England C debut on 26 May 2010 against the Republic of Ireland, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2010/RepublicofIrelandvEnglandC |title=England C start strongly |first=Mike |last=Appleby |publisher=The Football Association |date=27 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022153925/http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2010/RepublicofIrelandvEnglandC |archive-date=22 October 2013}} He made his second appearance on 15 September 2010 against Wales semi-pro, scoring the second goal in a 2–2 draw.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2010/WalesvEnglandC |title=Fairclough's food for thought |first=Mike |last=Appleby |publisher=The Football Association |date=15 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022142238/http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2010/WalesvEnglandC |archive-date=22 October 2013}} Rodman was then picked for the squad that would play Belgium on 9 February 2011 but withdrew due to becoming a Football League player.{{cite web |url=https://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/2011/Rodman%20ruled%20out |title=Rodman ruled out |publisher=The Football Association |date=1 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827012425/https://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/2011/Rodman%20ruled%20out |archive-date=27 August 2012}}
Personal life
Rodman holds degrees in Business Studies from Nottingham Trent University and Sports Directorship from Manchester Metropolitan University. He is a founding partner at Sterling James Wealth Management, intending to offer greater financial help to former professional sportsmen.{{cite web|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/alex-rodman-bristol-rovers-barton-8485353|title=Alex Rodman on Bristol Rovers, Barton and the relief of retirement after battling a hidden enemy|publisher=Bristol Post|last1=Piercy|first1=James|date=1 June 2023|accessdate=1 June 2023}}
Following his retirement from football, Rodman signed up for the Clutch Pro Tour, a UK golf development tour feeding into the Challenge Tour.
Career statistics
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Honours
References
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External links
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- [https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/alex-rodman/ Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721203637/https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/alex-rodman/ |date=21 July 2018 }} at the Bristol Rovers F.C. website
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Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Category:Midland Football Alliance players
Category:Northern Premier League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:English Football League players
Category:England men's semi-pro international footballers
Category:English men's futsal players