Karina Rodríguez (footballer)

Karina Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Karina Anaís Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Torrance, California, U.S.
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back[3]
Team information
Current team
 América
Number 3
Youth career
Torrance Tartars
So Cal Blues
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 UCLA Bruins 73 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Washington Spirit 12 (0)
2023– América 75 (1)
International career‡
2014 United States U15
2016 United States U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 United States U20 7 (0)
2021– Mexico 20 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024.

Karina Anaís Rodríguez (born 2 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil club América. Born in the United States, she represents Mexico at international level.

Early life

Rodríguez was born and raised in Torrance, California.[3] She attended Torrance High School and the University of California, Los Angeles.[3]

International career

Rodríguez represented the United States at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[2] She later switched allegiance to Mexico and made her senior debut on 24 February 2021 in a 0–0 friendly home draw against Costa Rica.[4]

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.[5][6]

Honors

Mexico

United States U17

  • CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship: 2016[3]

Club América

Personal life

Rodríguez's older sister Anika Rodríguez has also played for the Mexico women's national football team.

References

  1. ^ "National team roster – 2022 Concacaf W Championship: Mexico" (PDF). CONCACAF. 8 June 2022. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Karina Rodríguez at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Karina Rodriguez - Women's Soccer". UCLA. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ Sainz, Rubén (24 February 2021). "Debuta Silvana Flores en empate sin goles entre México y Costa Rica". TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.


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