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Rocky Rodríguez

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Costa Rican footballer (born 1993)
"Raquel Rodriguez" redirects here. For the wrestler, seeRaquel Rodriguez (wrestler).

Rocky Rodríguez
Rodríguez withSky Blue FC in 2018
Personal information
Full nameRaquel Rodríguez Cedeño[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (age 32)[1]
Place of birthSan José, Costa Rica
Height1.66 m (5 ft5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Kansas City Current
Number11
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015Penn State Nittany Lions93(23)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011-2012Deportivo Saprissa?(?)
2016–2019Sky Blue FC76(8)
2017–2018→Perth Glory (loan)9(0)
2020–2023Portland Thorns56(6)
2024Angel City FC20(1)
2025–Kansas City Current20(0)
International career‡
2008–2010Costa Rica U173(3)
2008–2012Costa Rica U2014(10)
2008–Costa Rica112(58)
Medal record
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2025

Raquel "Rocky"Rodríguez Cedeño[a] (born 28 October 1993) is a Costa Rican professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forKansas City Current of theNational Women's Soccer League and theCosta Rica national team.

Rodríguez played college soccer for thePenn State Nittany Lions, where she won theNCAA championship and theHermann Trophy in 2015. She was drafted second overall bySky Blue FC in the2016 NWSL College Draft and namedNWSL Rookie of the Year in 2016. In 2020, she was traded toPortland Thorns FC, where she won theNWSL Championship in 2022.

Early life

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Born inSan José, Costa Rica to Grettel Cedeño and Sivianni Rodriguez.[2] Rodriguez, nicknamed Rocky, was raised in Costa Rica and moved to the United States where support for women's soccer offered more opportunity.[3][4] Her father, Sivianni Rodríguez, played professionally in Costa Rica withHerediano and theCosta Rica men's national team.[5]

Rodriquez began playing soccer at age four and played on boys teams and trained with her brother and father as a youth. At age 11, her cousin told her one of the well-known men's club teams,Deportivo Saprissa, was holding tryouts for a women's team. After trying out, she played for the under-15 team.[5] She played for her high school team while still attending elementary school.[5] Both Raquel and her brother, Sivianni, attended International Christian School.[5] She played for the school's team for a short while before committing to play for Costa Rica's national teams.[5]

Penn State, 2012–2015

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Rodriguez was a four-year starter for thePenn State Nittany Lions.[2] As the 2015 team captain, she led her team to victory at theNCAA College Cup by scoring the game-winning goal against theDuke Blue Devils.[6] 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 theHermann Trophy.[2] As a senior, she won theHonda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player.[7][8]

Club career

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Deportivo Saprissa, 2012

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Rodriguez started her senior career atDeportivo Saprissa's women's team, before going on abroad to play college soccer in the US.

Sky Blue FC, 2016–2019

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Rodríguez was selected second overall bySky Blue FC in the2016 NWSL College Draft.[9] In her rookie season, she scored 1 goal in 18 matches, and at the end of the season was namedNWSL Rookie of the Year.[10] In the2017 season, Rodríguez scored the fastest goal in NWSL history, netting 24 seconds from kick-off againstPortland Thorns FC.[11]

Perth Glory, 2017

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On 12 October 2017, Rodríguez joinedPerth Glory for the2017–18 W-League season. Rodríguez is the first Central American ever to play in the W-League.[12]

Portland Thorns FC, 2020–2023

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On 8 January 2020, Rodríguez was traded toPortland Thorns FC.[13] During the 2020 season, Rodriguez scored 1 goal. During the 2021 season, she scored 2 goals. During the 2022 season, she scored 3 goals.[14]

Angel City FC, 2024

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On 23 January 2024Angel City FC announced they had acquired Rodríguez from the Portland Thorns in exchange for $275,000 in allocation money, with additional conditional funds to be paid against the transfer fee threshold.[15] After missing the first two games of the season due to concussion protocol, Rodríguez made her debut for Angel City on 30 March 2024 in a match againstKansas City Current. She came on a substitute forAmandine Henry and came close to scoring her first goal for Angel City to tie the game at 3–3, but was the goal was ultimately disallowed after a VAR check, and the match ended as a 4–2 defeat.[16] Rodríguez started her first match the following match day, 13 April 2024, against theChicago Red Stars which finished as a 0–1 victory, the teams first win of the season.[17] Rodríguez scored her first goal for Angel City on 19 June 2024, in a 3–2 victory againstRacing Louisville FC.[18]

Kansas City Current, 2025–

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On 20 December 2024 Angel City announced that Rodríguez would be traded toKansas City Current in exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds.[19]

International career

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During the2015 FIFA World Cup, Rodriguez scoredCosta Rica's first ever Women's World Cup goal during the opening Group Stage match againstSpain, which ended 1–1.[20][21] Rodriguez played in all of Costa Rica's three matches in the tournament.[22] During the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament, Rodriguez scored five goals in the three group stage matches.[23]

Rodriguez was selected for the roster for the inaugural2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup where she played every minute before Costa Rica were ultimately defeated in the quarterfinals byCanada.[24]

Career statistics

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International goals

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 April 2010Estadio Nacional de la UNAN-Managua,Managua,Nicaragua Nicaragua1–02–02010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification
2.30 October 2010Estadio Quintana Roo,Cancún, Mexico Haiti2–03–02010 CONCACAF Women's Championship
3.3–0
4.2 October 2011Estadio Cementos Progreso,Guatemala City,Guatemala El Salvador1–26–22012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
5.2–2
6.4 October 2011 Honduras4–04–0
7.6 October 2011 Guatemala1–05–2
8.2–1
9.4–2
10.22 October 2011Estadio Omnilife,Guadalajara,Mexico Argentina2–33–32011 Pan American Games
11.6 March 2013Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser, San José, Costa Rica Belize1–014–02013 Central American Games
12.2–0
13.4–0
14.7–0
15.8 March 2013 Nicaragua3–03–0
16.10 March 2013 El Salvador1–03–1
17.12 March 2013 Panama2–03–0
18.22 May 2014Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala El Salvador2–04–02014 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
19.24 May 2014 Nicaragua1–03–0
20.26 May 2014 Guatemala2–03–0
21.3–0
22.18 October 2014Toyota Park,Bridgeview, United States Jamaica2–12–12014 CONCACAF Women's Championship
23.9 June 2015Olympic Stadium,Montreal, Canada Spain1–11–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup
24.13 February 2016Toyota Stadium,Frisco, United States Puerto Rico2–09–02016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
25.6–0
26.9–0
27.15 February 2016 Mexico1–02–1
28.2–0
29.19 February 2016BBVA Compass Stadium,Houston, United States Canada1–21–3
30.27 August 2018IMG Academy,Bradenton, United States El Salvador6–011–02018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
31.29 August 2018 Nicaragua2–04–1
32.31 August 2018 Panama1–03–1
33.2–0
34.31 July 2019Estadio Universidad San Marcos,Lima,Peru Peru1–13–12019 Pan American Games
35.3–1
36.8 October 2019Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto,Alajuela, Costa Rica El Salvador1–05–02020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
37.2–0
38.28 January 2020BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States Panama2–06–12020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
39.31 January 2020 Haiti1–02–0
40.2–0
41.30 November 2021Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Nicaragua4–25–2Friendly
42.17 February 2022 Saint Kitts and Nevis6–07–02022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
43.20 February 2022Bethlehem Soccer Stadium,Saint Croix,US Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands2–06–0
44.4–0
45.9 April 2022Stadion Rignaal Jean Francisca,Willemstad,Curaçao Curaçao1–04–0
46.2–0
47.4–0
48.5 July 2022Estadio BBVA,Guadalupe, Mexico Panama1–03–02022 CONCACAF W Championship
49.11 October 2022Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica Philippines1–12–1Friendly
50.6 April 2023Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla,Łódź,Poland Poland1–12–1
51.25 September 2023Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica Saint Kitts and Nevis3–011–02024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
52.8–0
53.4 December 2023SKNFA Technical Center,Basseterre,St. Kitts & Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis11–019–0
54.6 April 2024Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica Peru1–05–1Friendly

Honors and awards

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Penn State Nittany Lions

Kansas City Current

Portland Thorns FC

Individual

Notes

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  1. ^In thisSpanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Cedeño.

References

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  1. ^abc"List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup"(PDF).Fédération Internationale de Football Association.Archived(PDF) from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved18 June 2015.
  2. ^abc"Raquel Rodríguez Bio".GoPSUsports.com. Penn State Athletics. Archived fromthe original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved29 November 2017.
  3. ^"Raquel 'Rocky' Rodriguez has plans beyond soccer". Pennsylvania State University.Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved29 November 2017.
  4. ^"Women's soccer: How Sky Blue's Raquel Rodríguez fought for a dream for all of Costa Rica".Excelle Sports. 1 May 2017. Archived fromthe original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved29 November 2017.
  5. ^abcdeLee, Allison (24 May 2016)."Raquel Rodríguez's journey to the NWSL anything but typical".Once A Metro.SB Nation.Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved12 October 2017.
  6. ^"Penn State wins the 2015 DI Women's Soccer Championship".NCAA.com.Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved16 January 2016.
  7. ^"Rodriguez nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year | News, Sports, Jobs".The Express.Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved20 March 2020.
  8. ^"Raquel Rodríguez of Penn State Named Honda Sports Award Winner for Women's Soccer".CWSA. 23 December 2015. Retrieved29 March 2020.
  9. ^Scavuzzo, Diane (31 January 2016)."Sky Blue's Raquel Rodriguez - A Dream Comes True".GoalNation. Archived fromthe original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved12 October 2017.
  10. ^"Raquel Rodriguez voted NWSL Rookie of the Year".FourFourTwo. 3 October 2016. Archived fromthe original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved12 October 2017.
  11. ^Forrester, Nick (21 June 2017)."Sky Blue FC's Raquel Rodriguez goal confirmed as fastest in NWSL history".Excelle Sports. Archived fromthe original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved12 October 2017.
  12. ^"Glory add Costa Rican international for new season".Perth Glory. 12 October 2017. Archived fromthe original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved12 October 2017.
  13. ^"Sky Blue FC Acquires Margaret 'Midge' Purce from Portland Thorns FC".Sky Blue FC. 8 January 2020. Archived fromthe original on 13 September 2020.
  14. ^"National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL".www.nwslsoccer.com. Archived fromthe original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved23 March 2024.
  15. ^"Angel City FC acquire midfielder Raquel "Rocky" Rodriguez via trade with Portland Thorns - Angels on Parade".angelsonparade.com. 23 January 2024.Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved23 January 2024.
  16. ^"Kansas City Current 4-2 Angel City FC (Mar 30, 2024) Final Score".ESPN.Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved30 March 2024.
  17. ^"National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL".www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved21 April 2024.
  18. ^"Sydney Leroux's late goal gives Angel City a win over Racing Louisville".Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 20 June 2024.Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved20 June 2024.
  19. ^"Angel City FC trades Rocky Rodriguez; Katie Johnson retires".Daily News. 20 December 2024.Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved20 December 2024.
  20. ^"World Cup: Costa Rica and Spain settle for draw, 1–1".Los Angeles Times. 9 June 2015.Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved13 June 2015.
  21. ^"Entertaining battle sees debutants draw".FIFA. Archived fromthe original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved29 June 2015.
  22. ^"FIFA player's stats".FIFA. Archived fromthe original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved29 June 2015.
  23. ^"Costa Rica joins U.S. women's national team in CONCACAF semifinals".espnW. 16 February 2016. Retrieved18 February 2016.
  24. ^"Game Details".Concacaf. 12 May 2023.Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved20 March 2024.
  25. ^"Kansas City Current Claims 2025 NWSL Shield, Presented By CarMax".National Women's Soccer League. 20 September 2025. Retrieved20 September 2025.
  26. ^Azzi, Alex (30 October 2022)."Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner".On Her Turf.Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved1 November 2022.
  27. ^"NWSL RECAP | Thorns claim 2021 NWSL Shield with 1-0 road win over Houston Dash". Archived fromthe original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved11 December 2021.
  28. ^Snipes, Tyler (22 August 2021)."The Portland Thorns are WICC Champions!".International Champions Cup. Archived fromthe original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved5 October 2021.
  29. ^"SKY BLUE FC'S RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ VOTED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR | National Women's Soccer League". 4 October 2016.Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved20 November 2021.

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