Alejandro Rabell Explained

Alejandro Rabell
Fullname:Alejandro Javier Rabell
Birth Date:12 November 2001
Birth Place:San Juan, Puerto Rico
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:NJIT Highlanders
Clubnumber:13
Collegeyears1:2019–
College1:NJIT Highlanders
Collegecaps1:13
Collegegoals1:6
Years1:2016–2019
Clubs1:Bayamón FC
Goals1:19
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalteam1:Puerto Rico U17
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2018–
Nationalteam2:Puerto Rico U20
Nationalcaps2:7
Nationalgoals2:4
Nationalyears3:2018–
Nationalteam3:Puerto Rico
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:January, 2019
Nationalteam-Update:January, 2019

Alejandro Javier Rabell (born November 12, 2001) is a Puerto Rican international footballer who currently plays for NJIT Highlanders in the NCAA D1 and the Puerto Rico national football team.

Career

Rabell has played club soccer in Puerto Rico and also in the United States and Spain. He has played for The Baldwin School of Puerto Rico where he also studied.[1] He also played for Lonestar SC of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy before moving to Barcelona where he played for Marcet where he faced teams such as Sevilla FC and Mallorca.[2]

He made his senior debut with Bayamón FC in 2016, but played full time in the 2018-19 season where he managed to score 19 goals in the Liga Puerto Rico and 4 in the Copa Luis Villarejo for a total of 23 goals..[3]

He joined NCAA D1 side NJIT Highlanders where he scored a goal and assisted on his debut.[4]

International

In 2016 Rabell was called up to the Puerto Rico U17 national team where he earned 3 caps playing the first round of the World Cup Qualifiers.[5] In 2018, Rabell trained with both Senior and U20 national teams. He played 5 games with Puerto Rico U20 at the 2018 Concacaf Championship at IMG Academy where he also scored 3 goals.[6]

In November 16, 2018, Rabell made his debut with the Puerto Rico national football team where he started in the match against Belize in the CONCACAF Nations League qualifying.[7]

In February 2020, he was called up for his second time with the Puerto Rico U-20 national football team for the first round of World Cup Qualification.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baldwin School Of Puerto Rico. baldwin-school.org. 2019-01-03.
  2. Web site: Alejandro Rabell: "Elegí el fútbol y no volví a mirar atrás'. Marcet. marcetfootball.com. 3 August 2018. 2019-01-03.
  3. Web site: Bayamon Futbol Club - Clubes Participantes. Liga Puerto Rico. 2019-01-03. 2021-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730034647/https://ligapuertorico.com/clubes.php?club=100. dead.
  4. Web site: Six Different Players Score as Men's Soccer Opens 2019 Campaign with 7-0 Victory.
  5. Web site: Noticias: Definida la Selección Sub17 rumbo a la Eliminatoria Mundialista. noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com. 2019-01-03.
  6. Web site: Noticias: Lista la Sub20 para el Campeonato Concacaf. noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com. 2019-01-03.
  7. Web site: Game Detail. concacafnationsleague.com. 2019-01-03.
  8. Web site: La Sub20 inicia su camino hacia la Copa Mundial.