Cristina Roque Explained

Cristina Roque
Birth Date:November 6, 2001
Birth Place:United States
Height:1.70m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Utah Royals
Clubnumber:32
Youthclubs1:West Orange High School
Collegeyears1:2020–2023
College1:Florida State Seminoles
Collegecaps1:67
Collegegoals1:0
Years1:2018–2019
Clubs1:Florida Krush
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2024–
Clubs2:Utah Royals
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:2018
Nationalteam1:Puerto Rico U17
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2020
Nationalteam2:Puerto Rico U20
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2019–
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Pcupdate:November 1, 2024
Ntupdate:March 1, 2020

Cristina Roque (born November 6, 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for National Women's Soccer League club Utah Royals. Born in the mainland United States, she plays for the Puerto Rico national team. She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles, where she won the 2021 and 2023 national championships.

Early life and college career

Roque was raised in Winter Garden, Florida. Her father was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1]

Florida State Seminoles

Roque played four years for the Florida State Seminoles from 2020 to 2023. In her pandemic-shortened freshman season, she helped lead Florida State to the national title game but lost to Santa Clara on penalties. She faced the same situation the following year and saved two of BYU's penalty attempts to secure the 2021 national championship for Florida State. After sharing regular-season duties with goalkeeper Mia Justus during her sophomore and junior years, Roque played every game of Florida State's 2023 undefeated national champion season. She finished her college career with 59 wins, 6 draws, and 2 losses in 67 appearances (with 36 shutouts). She was a three-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection (once first-team), two-time United Soccer Coaches third-team All-American, and the ACC goalkeeper of the year in 2022.[2] [3] During college, Roque signed a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal with Advantage Goalkeeping, which produced custom goalkeeper gloves for women featuring her logo.[4]

Club career

Utah Royals

Roque was drafted by expansion team Utah Royals 33rd overall in the third round of the 2024 NWSL Draft. She was signed to a one-year contract with an option to extend an additional year.[5] Primarily a backup to Mandy Haught during her rookie season, she debuted on July 20 against the Seattle Reign in the first round of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup.[6] She played her first regular-season game on September 14, starting in a 1–0 win against Racing Louisville.[7]

Honours

Florida State Seminoles

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Cristina Roque a FSU. ¡Que Palo! Deportes. 25 September 2019. Héctor. Vázquez Muñiz. My dad was born in Santurce and grew up in Isla Verde. 10 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Cristina Roque. Florida State Seminoles. 2024-11-25.
  3. News: Florida State women's soccer: Goalkeeper Cristina Roque remains unbeaten, hard to score on. Kassim. Ehsan. 2022-10-12. Tallahassee Democrat. 2024-11-25.
  4. News: FSU Soccer: Goalkeeper Cristina Roque announces NIL deal with Advantage Goalkeeping. Kassim. Ehsan. 2023-03-20. Tallahassee Democrat. 2024-11-25.
  5. News: Two-Time NCAA Champion Signs With Utah Royals FC. 2024-03-13. Utah Royals. 2024-11-25.
  6. News: Utah Royals FC Falls at Seattle Reign in Summer Cup Opener. 2024-07-20. Utah Royals. 2024-11-25.
  7. News: Utah Royals Stay in Playoff Hunt with 1-0 Win at Home. 2024-09-28. Utah Royals. 2024-11-25.