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Anika Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name	Anika Elia Rodríguez
Date of birth	4 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Torrance, California, U.S.
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	UANL
Number	22
Youth career
–2015	SoCal Blues
College career
Years	Team
2016–2019	UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019	LA Galaxy OC
2020	Portland Thorns
2020–2022	PSV
2022–	UANL
International career‡
2013	United States U-17
2018	United States U-23
2021–	Mexico
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Mexico
Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2021

Anika Elia Rodríguez (born 4 January 1997) is a footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL. Born and raised in the United States to Mexican parents, she caps for the Mexico women's national football team.

Early life

Rodríguez was born in Torrance, California. She attended Torrance High School and played youth soccer for Southern California Blues Soccer Club.^[1]

Club career

Portland Thorns

In June 2020, Rodríguez signed a short-term contract with National Women's Soccer League side Portland Thorns FC ahead of the NWSL Challenge Cup.^[2]

PSV

Also in June 2020, Rodríguez signed a one-year contract with Eredivisie Vrouwen side PSV.^[3] In April 2021, she signed a one-year extension.^[4]

Tigres UANL

Rodriguez was signed by Liga MX Femenil side Tigres UANL on 18 June 2022.^[5]

International career

On 23 October 2021, Rodríguez made her debut for the Mexico national team in a 6–1 victory over Argentina at Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez.^[6]

Rodríguez was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.^[7]^[8]