Rocky Rodríguez
Raquel "Rocky" Rodríguez Cedeño is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League and the Costa Rica national team.
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She won the prestigious Hermann Trophy and Honda Sports Award in 2015, recognizing her as the best college football player in the United States.
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She became the first Central American to play in Australia's W-League when she joined Perth Glory in 2017.
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She scored Costa Rica’s first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup goal in 2015, equalising against Spain in a 1–1 draw.
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Her father, Sivianni Rodríguez, was a professional footballer and represented Costa Rica's men’s national team.
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She started playing football at age four and trained alongside boys, her brother, and her father.
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She played high school football while still in elementary school in Costa Rica and moved to the US for university.
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She made her debut for the Costa Rica senior national team at just 13 years old.
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Rocky was the first Costa Rican to play in the NWSL.
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Her first football idol was Ronaldinho Gaucho, followed by Lionel Messi.
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She wears the Q-Collar, a device designed to help protect the brain from injury.
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She enjoys studying the Bible in her downtime.
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She started teaching herself piano during the COVID lockdown and still plays occasionally.
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