Izzy Rodriguez

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Izzy Rodriguez
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Rodriguez with the Kansas City Current in 2024
Personal information
Full name Isabel Denise Rodriguez
Date of birth (1999-04-13) April 13, 1999 (age 25)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Ohio State Buckeyes 88 (8)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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College career

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

Kansas City Current, 2022–

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]

Honors

Kansas City Current

Career statistics

As of match played March 23, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Playoffs [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kansas City Current 2022 NWSL 1607030260
2023 22370—293
2024 11——11
Career total39414030564

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References

  1. 1 2 "Izzy Rodriguez Named Big Ten Medal of Honor Winner". Ohio State. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rodriguez Drafted by Kansas City in 2022 NWSL Draft". Ohio State. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Kansas City Current 1–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC (Jun 11, 2022) Commentary". ESPN. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ Bell, Thad (May 7, 2023). "Kansas City Current fall 3–2 at Angel City". KC Soccer Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "KC Current re-sign defender Izzy Rodriguez to two-year deal". Yahoo Sports. December 14, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Kansas City Current extinguish San Diego Wave in first regular season road match". Sunflower State Radio Network. March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Match Report: Kansas City Current win NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup with 2-0 victory over NJ/NY Gotham FC". Kansas City Current. October 25, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.


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