Anika Rodríguez | |
Fullname: | Anika Elia Rodríguez |
Birth Date: | 4 January 1997 |
Birth Place: | Torrance, California, U.S. |
Height: | 1.57m |
Position: | Right back |
Currentclub: | UANL |
Clubnumber: | 22 |
Youthyears1: | –2015 |
Youthclubs1: | SoCal Blues |
Collegeyears1: | 2016–2019 |
College1: | UCLA Bruins |
Collegecaps1: | 77 |
Collegegoals1: | 15 |
Years1: | 2019 |
Clubs1: | LA Galaxy OC |
Years2: | 2020 |
Clubs2: | Portland Thorns |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs3: | PSV |
Caps3: | 33 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Years4: | 2022– |
Clubs4: | UANL |
Caps4: | 39 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
Nationalteam1: | United States U-17 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
Nationalteam2: | United States U-23 |
Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
Nationalteam3: | Mexico |
Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 10 October 2021 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 26 October 2021 |
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.
Rodríguez was born in Torrance, California. She attended Torrance High School and played youth soccer for Southern California Blues Soccer Club.[1]
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]
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]
Rodriguez was signed by Liga MX Femenil side Tigres UANL on 18 June 2022.[5]
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.[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]
Rodríguez's younger sister, Karina Rodríguez, also plays for the Mexico women's national football team.