Yvamara Xagely Rodríguez Mendoza (born 21 June 1992) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Altitude FC in League1 British Columbia. Born in Canada, she plays for the Panama women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yvamara Xagely Rodríguez Mendoza[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Altitude FC | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Kwantlen Eagles | ||
| 2013 | Simon Fraser Clan | 15 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Rivers FC | ||
| 2023– | Altitude FC | 22 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Panama U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Panama | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 May 2022 | |||
Early life
editRodríguez was born in Montreal, Quebec to Panamanian parents.[2]
University career
editIn 2010, she began attending Kwantlen Polytechnic University, playing for the women's soccer team.[3] In 2011, she was named a league Second Team All-Star.[4][5]
In 2013, she played for the Simon Fraser Clan of Simon Fraser University.[6]
Club career
editShe played senior amateur soccer with Surrey United SC. In 2017, she scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory to win the Provincial Cup.[7] She was part of the squad that won the Provincial Cup again in 2018.[8]
In 2022, she signed with Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia[9] and was awarded top defensive player of the year by the club.[10]
In February 2023, she joined Altitude FC in League1 British Columbia.[10][11]
International career
editIn August 2011, she earned her first callup to the Panama U20 for the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification tournament.[12] In February 2012, she was called up for the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[13]
In February 2022, she was called up to the Panama senior team for the first time, for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification tournament.[14][15][16] She made her debut on February 20 against Belize.[17]
References
edit- ^ "2022 CONCACAF W Championship Preliminary rosters" (PDF). CONCACAF.
- ^ "Refuerzo canadiense para la Sub 20 femenina" [Canadian reinforcement for the female Sub 20]. La Prensa (in Spanish). 17 August 2011.
- ^ Tsumura, Howard (25 June 2010). "The Province's 2010 B.C. Recruit's List". The Province.
- ^ "Eagles reach provincial championships". The Runner. 8 November 2011.
- ^ Kupchuk, Rick (3 November 2011). "Season ends in Kelowna". Surrey Now-Leader.
- ^ "Yva Rodriguez Simon Fraser profile". Simon Fraser Clan.
- ^ Kupchuk, Rick (14 May 2017). "Surrey United regains Provincial Cup". Surrey Now-Leader.
- ^ "British Columbia Adult Soccer Championships" (PDF). BC Soccer Association. April 2022.
- ^ @goRiversFC (8 May 2022). "What an incredible signing for our women's team!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b @AltitudeFC_ca (24 February 2023). "Yvamara Rodriguez has signed with us for the 2023 League1 BC season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Yva Rodriguez 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
- ^ Martin, Cristian (14 August 2011). "Yvamara Rodríguez se reporta con la Sub-20 de Panamá" [Yvamara Rodríguez reports with the U-20 of Panama]. LatinOL (in Spanish).
- ^ Martin, Cristian (22 February 2012). "Yvamara Rodríguez y Dayton Wetherby se unen al onceno de Panamá" [Yvamara Rodríguez and Dayton Wetherby join the eleven of Panama]. LatinOL (in Spanish).
- ^ Ortega, Isaac Abel (8 April 2022). "La sangre llama" [The blood calls]. El Siglo (in Spanish).
- ^ "Orgullosas de poder representar a sus raíces con la selección de Panamá" [Proud to be able to represent their roots with the Panama team]. Dia a Dia (in Spanish). 15 February 2022.
- ^ "La sangre panameña llamó a cuatro jugadoras de la selección femenina" [Panamanian blood called four players from the women's team]. Somos la Sele (in Spanish). 14 February 2022.
- ^ Yvamara Rodríguez at Soccerway
External links
edit- Yvamara Rodríguez at Soccerway