Yamila Rodríguez

Argentine footballer (born 1998)

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Yamila Rodríguez
Rodríguez with Argentina at the 2022 Copa América Femenina
Personal information
Full name Yamila Tamara Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Posadas, Argentina[2]
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
Santos
Youth career
Huracán de Posadas[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Boca Juniors
2018 Santa Teresa 8 (1)
2018–2022 Boca Juniors
2023–2024 Palmeiras 25 (3)
2024– Santos 0 (0)
International career
2015 Argentina U20 ? (6)
2018– Argentina 46 (11)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América Femenina
Third place 2018 Chile
Third place 2022 Colombia
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024

Yamila Tamara Rodríguez (born 24 January 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian Série A1 club SE Palmeiras and the Argentina women's national team.

Club career

Rodríguez (centre) celebrating a goal while playing for Boca Juniors in 2021

Rodríguez began her career with Boca Juniors. In February 2018, she moved to Spanish club Santa Teresa,[4] but returned to Boca in the following year.

On 9 March 2019, Rodríguez scored the first official goal of Boca Juniors women's team playing in La Bombonera.[5][6] In August, she and another 17 players of the club signed their first professional contracts.[7]

On 2 January 2023, Rodríguez joined Brazilian club Palmeiras.[8] On 11 September 2024, she rescinded her contract with the club,[9] and agreed to a short-term deal with Santos just hours later.[10]

International career

Rodríguez playing for Argentina at the 2022 Copa América Femenina

Rodríguez represented Argentina at the 2015 South American U-20 Women's Championship.[11] She made her debut with the full side on 7 April 2018, replacing Ruth Bravo in a 3–0 win over Bolivia for the 2018 Copa América Femenina.

Rodríguez scored her first international goal on 10 April 2022, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Chile. In August, she was called up to the 2022 Copa América Femenina, and was the top scorer of the tournament with six goals, the first Argentine to do so since Marisol Medina in 2003.

In July 2023, Rodríguez was included in Germán Portanova's 23-women squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Argentina's goals tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 November 2018 Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona, Sarandí, Argentina  Panama
4–0
4–0
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 10 April 2022 Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, San Luis, Argentina  Chile 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3. 12 July 2022 Estadio Centenario, Armenia, Colombia  Peru 1–0 4–0 2022 Copa América Femenina
4. 15 July 2022  Uruguay 2–0 5–0
5. 3–0
6. 4–0
7. 29 July 2022  Paraguay 1–1 3–1
8. 3–1
9. 17 February 2023 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  Chile 3–0 4–0 Friendly
10. 14 July 2023 Estadio Único de San Nicolás, San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina  Peru 3–0 4–0 Friendly
11. 3 June 2024 Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López, Florida, Argentina  Costa Rica 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Personal life

Rodríguez is openly lesbian.[12]

Honours

Boca Juniors
Argentina
Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c Yamila Rodríguez at Soccerway
  2. ^ "¿Quién es Yamila Rodríguez, la goleadora de la Copa América Femenina? | Nota al Pie | Noticias en contexto". www.notaalpie.com.ar (in Spanish). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "YAMILA: Yamila Rodríguez (Delantera)". www.aupaathletic.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Yamila Rodríguez, un salvavidas para el Santa Teresa" [Yamila Rodríguez, a lifesaver for Santa Teresa] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Yamila Rodríguez y el primer gol en la Bombonera - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 9 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Boca Juniors' Yamila Rodriguez, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring in the Superliga women's soccer tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Saturday, March 9, 2019. The women competed in one of Argentina's most famous stadiums on Saturday, a milestone for the female players who are fighting for the same rights as male soccer players in the country's most popular sport. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Las Gladiadoras ya son profesionales" [The Gladiadoras are already professionals] (in Spanish). La Número 12. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Craque da Seleção Argentina, Yamila Rodríguez é a nova atacante do Palmeiras" [Best player of the Argentina national team, Yamila Rodríguez is the new forward of Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Yamila Rodríguez encerra vínculo com Palmeiras e expressa gratidão pela experiência" [Yamila Rodríguez ends link with Palmeiras and is thankful for the experience] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Verdão Web. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Yami Rodriguez é reforço para as Sereias da Vila" [Yami Rodriguez is an addition for the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  11. ^ "2015 South American U-20 Women's Championship". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Yamila Rodríguez: "Estamos enfocadas en la UAI"". Gladiadoras Xeneizes (in Spanish). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  13. ^ "No hay nuevo campeón, la verdeamarela se llevó su séptimo título sudamericano". FutbolFemenino (in Spanish). 6 February 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  14. ^ "IFFHS". www.iffhs.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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