Raquel Rodríguez

Raquel Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Raquel Rodríguez Cedeño[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993[1]
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 12 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Sky Blue FC
Youth career
2012–2015 Penn State Nittany Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Sky Blue FC 0 (0)
National team
2010 Costa Rica U17 3 (3)
2009–2011 Costa Rica U20 14 (10)
2010– Costa Rica 43[2] (30)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:26, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Raquel "Rocky" Rodríguez Cedeño (born October 28, 1993) is a Costa Rican international soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League.

Early life

Born in San Jose, Costa Rica to parents Sivianni Rodriguez and Grettel Cedeño. Her father played professionally in Costa Rica with Club Sport Herediano and with the National Team. Rodriguez has one brother, Sivianni Rodriguez. Both Raquel and her brother attended a bi-lingual school where her father was a long-time teacher.

College Career (Pennsylvania State University 2012–2015)

Rodriguez was a four year starter for the Nittany Lions. As the 2015 team captain, she lead her team to victory at the NCAA College Cup by scoring the game-winning goal against Duke University.[3] Rodriguez received numerous awards in 2015, including NSCAA Scholar Player of the Year, Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Year, and she was the 2015 recipient of the Mac Herman Trophy

Professional Career

Rodríguez was selected second overall by Sky Blue FC in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.

International career

During the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Rodriguez scored Costa Rica's first ever Women's World Cup goal during the opening Group Stage match against Spain, which ended 1–1.[4][5] Rodriguez played in all of Costa Rica's three matches in the tournament.[6] During the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament, Rodriguez scored five goals in the three group state matches.[7]

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