Anika Rodríguez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anika Elia Rodríguez | ||
Date of birth | 4 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Torrance, California, U.S. | ||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | PSV | ||
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) |
2020 | Portland Thorns | 0 | (0) |
2020– | PSV | 27 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | United States U-17 | (1) | |
2021– | Mexico | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 October 2021 |
Anika Elia Rodríguez (born 4 January 1997) is an American-born Mexican footballer who plays as a forward for PSV and the Mexico women's national football team.
Early life[]
Rodríguez was born in Torrance, California. She attended Torrance High School and played youth soccer for Southern California Blues Soccer Club.[1]
Club career[]
Portland Thorns[]
In 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[]
Also 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]
International career[]
On 23 October 2021, Rodríguez made her debut for the Mexico national team in a 6–1 victory over Argentina at Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez.[5]
Personal life[]
Rodríguez's younger sister Karina Rodríguez has also played for the Mexico women's national football team.
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "El equipo dirigido por Mónica Vergara ganó 6-1 en el estadio Tepa Gómez". Mexican Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
External links[]
- Anika Rodríguez at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Citizens of Mexico through descent
- Mexican women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- PSV (women) players
- Portland Thorns FC players
- Eredivisie (women) players
- Mexico women's international footballers
- Mexican expatriate women's footballers
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands
- People from Torrance, California
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California
- Soccer players from California
- American women's soccer players
- UCLA Bruins women's soccer players
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Mexican women's football biography stubs
- Mexican football forward stubs
- American women's soccer biography stubs
- American soccer forward stubs