Rocky Rodríguez

Raquel "Rocky" Rodríguez Cedeño (born 28 October 1993) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the Costa Rica women's national team.

"Raquel Rodriguez" redirects here. For the wrestler, see Raquel Rodriguez (wrestler).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Cedeño.
Rocky Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Raquel Rodríguez Cedeño[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993[1]
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portland Thorns
Number 11
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Penn State Nittany Lions 93 (23)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Sky Blue FC 76 (8)
2017–2018 → Perth Glory (loan) 9 (0)
2020– Portland Thorns 40 (4)
International career‡
2008–2010 Costa Rica U17 3 (3)
2008–2012 Costa Rica U20 14 (10)
2008– Costa Rica 73 (43)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Costa Rica
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 LimaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2020

Early life

Born in San José, Costa Rica to Sivianni Rodriguez and Grettel Cedeño,[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 with Herediano and the Costa Rica national football 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 was holding tryouts for a women's team. After trying out, she played for the team's under-15 team.[5] She played for the 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

Rodriguez was a four-year starter for the Penn State Nittany Lions.[2] As the 2015 team captain, she led her team to victory at the NCAA College Cup by scoring the game-winning goal against the Duke 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 the Mac Herman Trophy.[2] As a senior, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player.[7][8]

Club career

Sky Blue FC, 2016–2019

Rodríguez was selected second overall by Sky Blue FC in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.[9] In her rookie season, she scored 1 goal in 18 matches, and at the end of the season was named NWSL Rookie of the Year.[10] In the 2017 season, Rodríguez scored the fastest goal in NWSL history, netting 24 seconds from kick-off against Portland Thorns FC.[11]

Perth Glory, 2017

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

Portland Thorns FC

On 8 January 2020, Rodríguez was traded to Portland Thorns FC.[13]

International career

During the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Rodriguez scored Costa Rica's first ever Women's World Cup goal during the opening Group Stage match against Spain, which ended 1–1.[14][15] Rodriguez played in all of Costa Rica's three matches in the tournament.[16] During the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament, Rodriguez scored five goals in the three group stage matches.[17]

International goals
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

Honors and awards

Penn State Nittany Lions

Portland Thorns FC

Individual

References
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  5. Lee, Allison (24 May 2016). "Raquel Rodríguez's journey to the NWSL anything but typical". Once A Metro. SB Nation.
  6. "Penn State wins the 2015 DI Women's Soccer Championship". NCAA.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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  8. "Raquel Rodríguez of Penn State Named Honda Sports Award Winner for Women's Soccer". CWSA. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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  12. "Glory add Costa Rican international for new season". Perth Glory. 12 October 2017.
  13. "Sky Blue FC Acquires Margaret 'Midge' Purce from Portland Thorns FC". Sky Blue FC. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020.
  14. "World Cup: Costa Rica and Spain settle for draw, 1–1". Los Angeles Times. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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