Alex Rodman

Aldershot Town

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. 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. He finished the season with five goals in 14 appearances for Aldershot. He had made 26 appearances and scored two goals for Aldershot up to that point in the 2011–12 season.

Rodman signed for Aldershot's League Two rivals York City on 7 November 2012 on a two-month loan. 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. Rodman was sent back to Aldershot on 4 April 2013 having been deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Nigel Worthington. He had scored one goal in 18 appearances for York. Rodman left the club on 12 May 2014 after deciding not to activate the clause for a further year in his contract.

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. He made his debut on 9 August 2014 in a 3–1 home win against Torquay United. He made 44 appearances and scored 11 goals in the 2014–15 season

Newport County Rodman signed for League Two club Newport County on a one-year contract on 9 June 2015. He made his debut for Newport on 8 August 2015 in the League Two match against Cambridge United.

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. He made his debut two days later in a 1–1 draw away to Swindon Town, Rodman made 20 appearances, scoring once, to help Shrewsbury avoid relegation at the end of his first half season at the club. He scored his first goal when he opened the scoring in a 2–1 defeat away to Sunderland on 15 December 2018. Rodman concluded the 2018–19 season with two goals in a 2–1 comeback victory over Barnsley.

Rodman missed the start of the 2020–21 season after an illness that saw him suffering from bouts of vertigo. He made his return to first-team action on 26 December 2020, in a 2–0 defeat at Milton Keynes Dons. 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. 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.

In September 2021, Rodman suffered a broken foot in training that manager Joey Barton estimated would keep him out for around three months. In January 2022 he made his return to the matchday squad as an unused substitute in a 1–0 win over Walsall. In March however, Barton revealed that Rodman had suffered another injury setback and was likely to miss the rest of the season. 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.

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. 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. Having failed to make a matchday squad across the 2022–23 season, Rodman announced his retirement.

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.

England C Rodman made his England C debut on 26 May 2010 against the Republic of Ireland, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute. He made his second appearance on 15 September 2010 against Wales semi-pro, scoring the second goal in a 2–2 draw. Rodman was then picked for the squad that would play Belgium on 9 February 2011 but withdrew due to becoming a Football League player.

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.

Following his retirement from football, Rodman signed up for the Clutch Pro Tour, a UK golf development tour feeding into the Challenge Tour. Midland Football Alliance

Grantham Town 2006–07 Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division

Gainsborough Trinity 2007–08 Conference North

Nuneaton Borough 2007–08 Conference North

2008–09 Conference North

2009–10 Conference Premier

2010–11 Conference Premier

2010–11 League Two

2011–12 League Two

2012–13 League Two

York City (loan) 2012–13 Conference Premier

Newport County 2015–16 League Two

Notts County 2016–17 League One

2017–18 League One

2018–19 League One

2019–20 League One

2020–21 League One

2021–22 League Two

Honours Tamworth Conference North: 2008–09