Anika Rodríguez

Anika Rodríguez
Rodríguez with Tigres UANL in 2025
Personal information
Full name Anika Elia Rodríguez
Date of birth (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Torrance, California, U.S.
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 UANL
Number 22
Youth career
–2015 SoCal Blues
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 UCLA Bruins 77 (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 LA Galaxy OC
2020 Portland Thorns 0 (0)
2020–2022 PSV 33 (5)
2022– UANL 80 (3)
International career‡
2013 United States U-17 (1)
2018 United States U-23
2021– Mexico 18 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 February 2025

Anika Elia Rodríguez (born 4 January 1997) is a professional 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 plays for the Mexico national team.

Early life

Rodríguez was born in Torrance, California. She attended Torrance High School and played youth soccer for Southern California Blues Soccer Club.

Club career

Portland Thorns

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.

PSV

Also in June 2020, Rodríguez signed a one-year contract with Eredivisie Vrouwen side PSV. In April 2021, she signed a one-year extension.

Tigres UANL

Rodriguez was signed by Liga MX Femenil side Tigres UANL on 18 June 2022.

International career

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.

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.

Personal life

Rodríguez's younger sister, Karina Rodríguez, also plays for the Mexico women's national football team.

Honours

Tigres UANL

References

  1. 1 2 "ANIKA RODRIGUEZ". uclabruins.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Portland Thorns reveal their roster for NWSL Challenge Cup". NBC Sports. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "PSV WOMEN STRENGTHEN THEIR SQUAD WITH THREE SIGNINGS". PSV. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.[dead link]
  4. ↑ "ANIKA RODRIGUEZ SIGNS ONE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION". PSV. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Spindola, Ana Patricia. "Liga MX Femenil: ¡Oficial! Tigres ficha a Anika Rodríguez para el Apertura 2022". Debate.
  6. ↑ "El equipo dirigido por Mónica Vergara ganó 6-1 en el estadio Tepa Gómez". Mexican Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ↑