For all the brilliance Alex has shown as a distributor and playmaker for the Dynamo this season, one thing was missing for nearly three months.
He wanted to score a goal.
The do-it-all midfielder finally opened his 2017 account in Wednesday's 5-1 win over Real Salt Lake. Alex is one off the league lead with seven assists this season and is on the short list of MLS players who have made the biggest impact this season.
"I was getting a little frustrated because I couldn't score," Alex said. "Tonight, God blessed me and I scored my first goal of the season.