Day In The Life Of An Arsenal Player: Academy Stopper Alexei Rojas Provides Behind-The-Scenes Glimpse

Arsenal academy goalkeeper Alexei Rojas has provided a behind-the-scenes glimpse as to what a day in the life of a player that trains with Mikel Arteta’s squad every day looks like.

Ever wondered what a day in the life of a professional footballer at Arsenal looks like? Well, wonder no more, as 19-year-old goalkeeper Alexei Rojas has provided a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what life is like at London Colney.

Rojas, who ed the Gunners from Chelsea in 2019, trains with Mikel Arteta‘s first team every day.

He is a Colombia youth international, having been selected to represent the nation at the 2023 South American U-20 Championship. Rojas is also eligible to turn out for England, his birth country, and Russia through his mother.

Alexei Rojas’ Day In The Life As An Arsenal Player

Posting on his TikTok (@alexeirojas1), the youngster revealed that he gets up early in the morning and leaves his house at 8am to get to Arsenal’s training ground by 8:15am.

“Here is what a day in my life looks like as a professional footballer at Arsenal Football Club.

“I left my house at 8am to get to the training ground for quarter past eight. I always know it’s going to be a great day when the sun is out.”

He then opts to have a large breakfast to help hit his protein goals, as well as to fuel up with carbohydrates, before heading down to the gym for ‘prep and activation’ ahead of ing his teammates on the pitch.

“I then have my usual pre-training breakfast, which is an egg omelette, sourdough bread, avocado on top, accompanied by yoghurt with berries.

“This way I’m able to hit my protein to help maintain and build muscle and have the carbohydrates to fuel myself for training.

“I then headed down to the gym to do my prep and activation, where I replicate movements that I’m going to do out on the pitch. I train with the first team every day, so it’s a great environment for me to learn and develop as a young goalkeeper.”

Rojas returns to the gym for an upper body strength session after training, followed by another meal at lunchtime.

“After training I go back to the gym to do an upper body strength session, which is so important for us goalkeepers.

“After gym I head up to have lunch, where we have a wide selection of proteins, carbohydrates and salads.

“Today’s lunch was spaghetti with salmon and beetroot. This way I’m able to refuel with carbohydrates and hit my protein with the salmon.”

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He continued: “Every single day after training I head to the ice bath so that my legs are feeling fresh and ready to go for the next session.

“Here is a clip from my Portuguese lesson, which is a language that I’ve been studying since September.

“After that I have another snack which includes granola, yoghurt and berries because it’s so important to keep protein intake high throughout the day.”

His time at the training ground comes to an end at around 4pm, but after returning home to spend some time with his family, he’s straight back to it at his local gym to make use of the spa facilities.

“I finish my day at the training ground by heading down to the changing room to get showered to leave at 4pm. I then go home to spend some time with my family.

“In the evening I went to my local David Lloyd’s leisure centre where I used the spa facilities. I went to the sauna, steam room and finished off in the outdoor hot tub. This is a great way to disconnect and clear my mind at the end of the day.

“I headed home and had dinner before getting to sleep at 10pm, which is the best way to recover.”