Alex Roldan

BIOGRAPHY

Alexander Roldan was born July 2, 1996, in Artesia, California. He is a midfielder in Major League Soccer.

Roldan attended El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, California. He played soccer for The Dons helping them to the playoffs all four years and winning a state championship. With his time with The Dons, he earned first-team all-league three times, and was named league MVP in after his senior season.

Roldan spent his college career at the Seattle University. In his four seasons with the Redhawks, Roldan made a total of 82 appearances and tallied 18 goals and 17 assists.

Roldan also played in the National Premier Soccer League for OSA FC.

On January 19, 2018, Roldan was selected 22nd overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC. He signed with the club in February 2018. Alex assisted his brother Cristian Roldan in his first-ever MLS career start against Sporting Kansas City. They became the fifth set of brothers to earn a goal/assist together. They also became the seventh pair of brothers in MLS history, including the first for the Sounders, to start together in an MLS match.

Roldan was released by Seattle at the end of the 2019 season. He was re-signed by the Sounders on February 17, 2020.

Roldan enjoyed a breakout type run of form at the beginning of the 2021 MLS season. Throughout the first six matches of the 2021 MLS Season, Roldan recorded 2 assists from his position as a defender and played every minute. During a MLS match against San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei left the match due to injury and with the club having already utilized their three opportunities to make substitutions, a field player was required to step into the goalkeeper position. Roldan, a defender, appeared in goal for the remaining 5 minutes of stoppage time, an occasion that has only occurred 12 times in MLS history.