Izzy Rodriguez
_073_(cropped).jpg) Rodriguez with the Kansas City Current in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isabel Denise Rodriguez | ||
| Date of birth | April 13, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Canton, Michigan | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kansas City Current | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Michigan Hawks | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 88 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Kansas City Current | 39 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | United States U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | United States U20 | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Isabel Denise Rodriguez (born April 13, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She represented the United States at the youth international level.
College career
[edit]Rodriguez played soccer for the Ohio State Buckeyes where she was won Big Ten Defender of the Year in 2020.[1] She was named Big Ten Medal of Honor Winner in 2022, becoming only the second Ohio State women's soccer player to earn the award.[1]
Club career
[edit]Kansas City Current, 2022–
[edit]Rodriguez was drafted by 43rd overall by the Kansas City Current in the fourth round of the 2022 NWSL Draft and signed to a two-year contract.[2] She made her first professional start on April 15, 2022, and assisted a goal for Kristen Hamilton against Houston Dash in a 2–1 win.[3] In a home game against Gotham on June 11, she assisted Hamilton again to make it a 1–0 victory in the 84th minute.[4]
Rodriguez scored her first professional goal for the Current on May 7, 2023, in a 3–2 loss against Angel City.[5] In the final home match of the 2023 season, she opened scoring in a 6–3 win over the Chicago Red Stars in front of her club's record-breaking crowd of over 15,000.[6] She re-signed for the Current through the 2025 season.[7]
In the first away game of the 2024 season, Rodriguez equalized in the 44th minute of an eventual 2–1 victory against San Diego Wave.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played March 23, 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kansas City Current | 2022 | NWSL | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 39 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Izzy Rodriguez Named Big Ten Medal of Honor Winner". Ohio State. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Rodriguez Drafted by Kansas City in 2022 NWSL Draft". Ohio State. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Match Report: Kansas City Current defeat Houston Dash 2–1 | Presented by Nebraska Furniture Mart – Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. April 15, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas City Current 1–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC (Jun 11, 2022) Commentary". ESPN. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Bell, Thad (May 7, 2023). "Kansas City Current fall 3–2 at Angel City". KC Soccer Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "KC Current break attendance record in final home match". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. October 8, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "KC Current re-sign defender Izzy Rodriguez to two-year deal". Yahoo Sports. December 14, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas City Current extinguish San Diego Wave in first regular season road match". Sunflower State Radio Network. March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Izzy Rodriguez at Soccerway
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