Yvamara Rodríguez

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.

Yvamara Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Yvamara Xagely Rodríguez Mendoza[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-21) 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 13 (1)
International career
2011–2012 Panama U20 6 (0)
2022– Panama 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 May 2022

Early life

Rodríguez was born in Montreal, Quebec to Panamanian parents.[2]

University career

In 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

She 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

In 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

  1. "2022 CONCACAF W Championship Preliminary rosters" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  2. "Refuerzo canadiense para la Sub 20 femenina" [Canadian reinforcement for the female Sub 20]. La Prensa (in Spanish). 17 August 2011.
  3. Tsumura, Howard (25 June 2010). "The Province's 2010 B.C. Recruit's List". The Province.
  4. "Eagles reach provincial championships". The Runner. 8 November 2011.
  5. Kupchuk, Rick (3 November 2011). "Season ends in Kelowna". Surrey Now-Leader.
  6. "Yva Rodriguez Simon Fraser profile". Simon Fraser Clan.
  7. Kupchuk, Rick (14 May 2017). "Surrey United regains Provincial Cup". Surrey Now-Leader.
  8. "British Columbia Adult Soccer Championships" (PDF). BC Soccer Association. April 2022.
  9. @goRiversFC (8 May 2022). "What an incredible signing for our women's team!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  10. @AltitudeFC_ca (24 February 2023). "Yvamara Rodriguez has signed with us for the 2023 League1 BC season" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  11. "Yva Rodriguez 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
  12. 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).
  13. 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).
  14. Ortega, Isaac Abel (8 April 2022). "La sangre llama" [The blood calls]. El Siglo (in Spanish).
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. Yvamara Rodríguez at Soccerway
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