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 (age 32)
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)
*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

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

University career

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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

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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

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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

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  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. ^ a b @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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