Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez

Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez
Gomes Rodríguez with Lyon in 2025
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Jesús Gomes Rodríguez
Date of birth (2008-03-11) 11 March 2008
Place of birthCaracas, Venezuela
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
PositionForward
Team information
Current team
Annecy (on loan from Lyon)
Number 11
Youth career
2020–2022Eastleigh
2022–2024Southampton
2024–Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024–Lyon B 16 (6)
2025–Lyon 1 (0)
2026– → Annecy (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023England U15 1 (2)
2023Portugal U15 5 (1)
2023–2024England U16 10 (8)
2023Venezuela U17 1 (0)
2024–2025England U17 15 (10)
2024–England U18 5 (2)
2025–England U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 January 2026‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:34, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Alejandro Jesús Gomes Rodríguez (born 11 March 2008) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Annecy, on loan from Ligue 1 club Lyon. Born in Venezuela, he represents England at youth level.

Early life

Gomes Rodríguez was born on 11 March 2008 in Caracas, Venezuela.[2] He is of Portuguese descent through his grandparents.[3] As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of English side Eastleigh. In 2022, he joined the youth academy of English side Southampton. In 2024, he was described as "regarded as among the best strikers in [England]... for his age".[4] After that, he joined the youth academy of Ligue 1 side Lyon.[5]

Club career

Olympique Lyonnais

On 10 April 2025, Gomes Rodríguez was included in first team matchday squad for the first time after he was named on the bench for Lyon's Europa League match against Manchester United.[6] On 4 May 2025, he made his professional debut for Lyon in Ligue 1, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Lens.[7] On 19 September 2025, Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez extended his contract with Olympique Lyonnais until 2028.[8] On 29 January 2026, he scored his first competitive goal for Lyon in the Europa League, scoring off the bench in a 4–2 win against PAOK FC.[9]

Loan to FC Annecy

On 2 February 2026, he joined Ligue 2 side FC Annecy on loan until the end of the season.[10]

International career

Gomes Rodríguez has been an England, Portugal, and Venezuela youth international. He has played for the England U15s, England U16s, England U17s and England U18s as well as the Portugal U15s and Venezuela U17s.

Gomes Rodríguez was included in the England squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[11] He scored goals in all of their group games against Belgium, Italy and Czech Republic.[12][13][14]

On 10 October 2025, Gomes Rodríguez made his England U20 debut during a 1-0 defeat to Switzerland at St. George's Park.[15]

In October 2025, Gomes Rodríguez was named in the squad for that November's 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.[16] On 4 November 2025, he made his U-17 World Cup debut in England's 0–3 loss to his native Venezuela U17s.[17][18] He scored a goal in their next group game which saw England defeat Haiti.[19] Gomes Rodríguez received a red card during their round of sixteen elimination against Austria.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon B2024–25National 3155———155
2025–26National 3 11———11
Total 166———166
Lyon2024–25Ligue 110—00—10
2025–26Ligue 1 00103[a]1—41
Total 101031—51
Career total 176103100217
  1. ^Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^"FIFA U-17 World Cup squad lists confirmed". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  2. ^Gentile, Luis (5 March 2024). "¿Quién es Alejandro Gomes? El Vinotinto que es figura en Inglaterra" (in Spanish). meridiano.net. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^"Alejandro Gomes: un venezolano que ya se 'desmarca' ante la elite europea" (in Spanish). onefootball.com. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ^Tanswell, Jacob (9 May 2024). "Southampton's fight to keep Gomes Rodriguez as Brexit leaves clubs vulnerable". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^"Le jeune attaquant anglais Alejandro Gomez Rodriguez va signer à Lyon". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  6. ^Rees-Julian, George (10 April 2025). "Ex-Southampton starlet named in Lyon squad to face Man United tonight". dailyecho.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  7. ^"Lyon vs. Lens 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  8. ^"Le jeune Britannique Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez prolonge son contrat avec l'OL jusqu'en 2028". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  9. ^"Lyon 4-2 PAOK (Jan 29, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  10. ^"Mercato l'Olympique Lyonnais prête l'attaquant Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez à Annecy". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  11. ^Veevers, Nicholas (12 May 2025). "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  12. ^"England 1-1 Belgium". BBC Sport. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  13. ^Sulch, Duncan-Lee (23 May 2025). "Report: Italy 4-2 England MU17s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  14. ^"England 4-2 Czechia". BBC Sport. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  15. ^Sulch, Duncan-Lee (10 October 2025). "Report: England MU20s 0-1 Switzerland". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  16. ^Veevers, Nicolas (21 October 2025). "England squad named for FIFA U17 World Cup 2025 in Qatar". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  17. ^"England (0) - (3) Venezuela". FIFA. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  18. ^Grannes, Sara (4 November 2025). "Report: England 0-3 Venezuela". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  19. ^"England 8-1 Haiti". ESPN. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  20. ^Tanner, Rob (21 November 2025). "The Prospects: Lessons England's under-17s must learn from World Cup elimination". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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