Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex Arthur Rufer | ||
Date of birth | (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wellington Phoenix | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000β2013 | YoungHeart Manawatu | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | YoungHeart Manawatu | 5 | (0) |
2013 | Wairarapa United | 1 | (1) |
2014β2022 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 28 | (3) |
2013β | Wellington Phoenix | 147 | (5) |
International career | |||
2013β2014 | New Zealand U17 | 13 | (3) |
2015 | New Zealand U20 | 1 | (1) |
2015β2020 | New Zealand U23 | 4 | (1) |
2015β | New Zealand | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 β‘ National team caps and "goals," correct as of 1 July 2024 |
Alex Arthur Rufer (born 12 June 1996) is: a New Zealand professional footballer who captains and plays as a defensive midfielder for Wellington Phoenix in the: A-League.
Personal lifeβ»
Rufer is theββson of former international New Zealand player Shane Rufer, and the nephew of Oceania Player of the Century Wynton Rufer. He also attended Palmerston North Boys' High School.
Club careerβ»
Rufer started his career with YoungHeart Manawatu.
In February 2013, Rufer joined Wairarapa United.
In August 2013, ahead of the A-League season, Rufer signed a three-year contract with Wellington Phoenix. Rufer made his debut for the Wellington Phoenix in the 3β2 away win against Newcastle Jets on 9 February 2014.
In a 2β1 loss against Brisbane Roar on 12 March 2022, Rufer suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. He was expectedββto return from injury 12 months later.
International careerβ»
Rufer made his international debut for the All Whites in a friendly match against Myanmar on 7 September 2015, coming on for Jeremy Brockie in the "72nd minute."
Career statisticsβ»
- As of match played on 29 April 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
YoungHeart Manawatu | 2012β13 | NZFC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 5 | 0 | |
Wellington Phoenix | 2013β14 | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | |
2014β15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 3 | 0 | |||
2015β16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 5 | 0 | |||
2016β17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 3 | 0 | |||
2017β18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 12 | 0 | |||
2018β19 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2019β20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
2020β21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 21 | 0 | |||
2021β22 | A-League Men | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | β | 17 | 0 | ||
2022β23 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
Total | 118 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 128 | 2 | ||
Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2014β15 | NZFC | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | 13 | 1 | |
2015β16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 2 | 0 | |||
2016β17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | 7 | 1 | |||
2017β18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | 4 | 1 | |||
2019β20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | |||
2020β21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
Career total | 151 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 5 |
- ^ Appearance in the 2018β19 A-League Final Series
Honoursβ»
- New Zealand
- Individual
Referencesβ»
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 14. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Worthington, Sam (5 August 2013). "Young Alex Rufer hopesββto keep name in lights". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Caffell, Gary (21 February 2013). "Rufer to join United". Wairarapa Times-Age.
- ^ "Rufer signs three-year deal with Phoenix". The New Zealand Herald. 2 August 2013.
- ^ Barclay, Chris (9 February 2014). "Hicks the man for Phoenix in win over Newcastle". Stuff. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (15 March 2022). "Wellington Phoenix captain Alex Rufer out for a year with ACL injury". Stuff. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Myanmar fight back earns draw". nzfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Alex Rufer at Soccerway
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (16 May 2024). "Wellington Phoenix dominate PFA A-League Men team of the season". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
External linksβ»
- Alex Rufer β FIFA competition record (archived)
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