Anika Elia Rodríguez (born 4 January 1997) is a footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL. Born and raised in the United States to Mexican parents, she caps for the Mexico women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anika Elia Rodríguez[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Torrance, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | UANL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2015 | SoCal Blues | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | UCLA Bruins | 77 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | LA Galaxy OC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Portland Thorns | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | PSV | 33 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | UANL | 39 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | United States U-17 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | United States U-23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Mexico | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editRodríguez was born in Torrance, California. She attended Torrance High School and played youth soccer for Southern California Blues Soccer Club.[1]
Club career
editPortland Thorns
editIn June 2020, Rodríguez signed a short-term contract with National Women's Soccer League side Portland Thorns FC ahead of the NWSL Challenge Cup.[2]
PSV
editAlso in June 2020, Rodríguez signed a one-year contract with Eredivisie Vrouwen side PSV.[3] In April 2021, she signed a one-year extension.[4]
Tigres UANL
editRodriguez was signed by Liga MX Femenil side Tigres UANL on 18 June 2022.[5]
International career
editOn 23 October 2021, Rodríguez made her debut for the Mexico national team in a 6–1 victory over Argentina at Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez.[6]
Rodríguez was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.[7][8]
Personal life
editRodríguez's younger sister, Karina Rodríguez, also plays for the Mexico women's national football team.
References
edit- ^ a b "ANIKA RODRIGUEZ". uclabruins.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Portland Thorns reveal their roster for NWSL Challenge Cup". NBC Sports. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "PSV WOMEN STRENGTHEN THEIR SQUAD WITH THREE SIGNINGS". PSV. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "ANIKA RODRIGUEZ SIGNS ONE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION". PSV. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Spindola, Ana Patricia. "Liga MX Femenil: ¡Oficial! Tigres ficha a Anika Rodríguez para el Apertura 2022". Debate.
- ^ "El equipo dirigido por Mónica Vergara ganó 6-1 en el estadio Tepa Gómez". Mexican Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
External links
edit- Anika Rodríguez at Soccerway.com
- Anika Rodríguez at FBref.com
- Anika Rodríguez at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
  | This biographical article related to women's association football in Mexico is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| | This biographical article related to a Mexican association football forward is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article related to women's soccer in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| | This biographical article related to an American soccer forward is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |