Kimberly Rodríguez Explained

Kimberly Rodriguez
Fullname:Kimberly Vanessa Rodríguez Cubero[1]
Birth Date:26 March 1999[2]
Birth Place:Montgomery, Texas, U.S.[3]
Height:1.68 m[4]
Position:Centre-back[5]
Currentclub:América
Clubnumber:15
Collegeyears1:2017–2021
College1:Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Collegecaps1:90
Collegegoals1:10
Years1:2022–
Clubs1:América
Caps1:99
Goals1:6
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalyears2:2014–2016
Nationalyears3:2018
Nationalyears4:2019–
Nationalteam1:Mexico U-15
Nationalteam2:Mexico U-17
Nationalteam3:Mexico U-20
Nationalteam4:Mexico
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalcaps2:8+
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalcaps4:22
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0+
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalgoals4:1
Pcupdate:24 November 2024
Ntupdate:24 November 2024

Kimberly Vanessa Rodríguez Cubero (born 26 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX Femenil side Club América.[6] Born in the United States, she represents Mexico at the international level.

College career

Rodríguez spent five years (2017–2021) playing college football for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls. During her time with the Cowgirls, Rodríguez became an important part of the team, making 90 appearances, scoring 10 goals and 25 assists.[7]

Club career

Club América (2022–present)

After wrapping-up college in the fall of 2021, Rodríguez signed her first professional contract with Liga MX Femenil side Club América on 1 January 2022.[8] She made her league debut with América on 15 January 2022, on a match against Pumas as part of matchday two of the Clausura 2022 tournament.[9]

Since her debut with América, Rodríguez has become a key player for the club and has played an important role in recent America’s successes, such as the Liga MX Femenil championship that the club obtained during the Clausura 2023 tournament.[10]

International career

Rodríguez has been part of the Mexico women's national football team program since the U-15 level. She represented Mexico at the youth level in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, two FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup editions (2014 and 2016), the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her senior debut with Mexico on 27 February 2019, in a friendly match against Italy.[11]

2023 Pan American Games

Rodríguez was selected by Mexico’s manager Pedro López to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. During this competition, Rodriguez started on four of the five games that Mexico played, helping the team go undefeated to obtain the gold medal for the first time in history at the Pan American Games.[12] [13]

2024 W Gold Cup

Rodríguez was part of the Mexico national team that participated at the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.[14] She played a minor role during this competition, appearing only in one of the five games that Mexico played during the competion.

Career statistics

Club

[6] [15]

Club! rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club América2021–22Liga MX Femenil160160
2022–23320320
2023–2436420384
2024–251523020202
Total9962030201066
Career total9962030201066

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first

Honours

Mexico

Club América

Clausura 2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Debuts con la SNM Femenil Mayor durante la Copa Chipre. 1 March 2019. Spanish. Selección Nacional de México.
  2. Web site: Kim Rodriguez - 2017. 1 March 2019. Oklahoma State University.
  3. Web site: Femenil sub 17 hace historia en Costa Rica. Spanish. UN1ÓN Guanajuato. Sebastián. Barragán. 21 March 2014. 1 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Kim Rodriguez - 2018. 1 March 2019. Oklahoma State University.
  5. Web site: 2018 Cowgirl Soccer Roster. 1 March 2019. Oklahoma State University.
  6. Web site: Kimberly Rodriguez - LIGA MX Femenil - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional . 2024-11-25 . ligafemenil.mx.
  7. Web site: Cowgirl Soccer’s Rodriguez Signs Pro Contract . 2024-11-25 . Oklahoma State University Athletics . en.
  8. Web site: América anuncia a Kimberly Rodríguez como su nueva jugadora TUDN Liga MX Femenil TUDN . 2024-11-25 . www.tudn.com . es.
  9. Web site: OnceDiario . Liga MX Femenil: América derrotó 1-0 a Pumas; Katty debutó con gol . 2024-11-25 . www.oncediario.com . es-ES.
  10. Web site: 2023-06-06 . ¡América, Campeón de la Liga MX Femenil! Logra su segundo título venciendo a Pachuca con un entradón en el Azteca . 2024-11-25 . Marca México . es-MX.
  11. Web site: Pierde México Femenil en Copa Chipre. Televisa Deportes. 1 March 2019. Spanish. 2 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024859/https://deportes.televisa.com/futbol/aqui-esta-el-tri/pierde-mexico-femenil-copa-chipre/. dead.
  12. Web site: Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile. Reuters. 3 November 2023. 6 November 2023.
  13. Web site: Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold. olympics.com. 4 November 2023. 6 November 2023.
  14. Web site: Selección Mexicana da su convocatoria para Copa Oro W con notables ausencias TUDN Selección MX TUDN . 2024-11-25 . www.tudn.com . es.
  15. Web site: Kimberly Rodriguez . 2024-11-25 . ligafemenil.mx.