Personal information | |||
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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.
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]
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]
Kansas City Current
Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | Playoffs [b] | Total | |||||
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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 |
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