{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1997)}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Anika Rodríguez | image = NC Courage vs Tigres (Jul 2025) 048.jpg | image_size = | caption = Rodríguez with Tigres UANL in 2025 | fullname = Anika Elia Rodríguez<ref name="UCLA"/> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Torrance, California, U.S. | height = 1.57m | position = Right back | currentclub = UANL | clubnumber = 22 | youthyears1 = –2015 | youthclubs1 = SoCal Blues | collegeyears1 = 2016–2019 | college1 = UCLA Bruins | collegecaps1 = 77 | collegegoals1 = 15 | years1 = 2019 | clubs1 = LA Galaxy OC | years2 = 2020 | clubs2 = Portland Thorns | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020–2022 | clubs3 = PSV | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 2022– | clubs4 = UANL | caps4 = 80 | goals4 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = United States U-17 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2018 | nationalteam2 = United States U-23 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | nationalyears3 = 2021– | nationalteam3 = Mexico | nationalcaps3 = 18 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | club-update = 2 September 2021 | nationalteam-update = 20 February 2025 <!-- Honours --> | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fba|Mexico}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold|2023 Santiago|Team}} {{Medal|Comp|Central American and Caribbean Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 San Salvador|}} }}
'''Anika Elia Rodríguez''' (born 4 January 1997) is a professional 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 plays for the Mexico national team.
==Early life== Rodríguez was born in Torrance, California. She attended Torrance High School and played youth soccer for Southern California Blues Soccer Club.<ref name="UCLA">{{cite web |title=ANIKA RODRIGUEZ |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/anika-rodriguez/8930 |website=uclabruins.com |access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Portland Thorns reveal their roster for NWSL Challenge Cup |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/portland-thorns/portland-thorns-reveal-their-roster-nwsl-challenge-cup |website=NBC Sports |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=23 June 2020}}</ref>
===PSV=== Also in June 2020, Rodríguez signed a one-year contract with Eredivisie Vrouwen side PSV.<ref>{{cite web |title=PSV WOMEN STRENGTHEN THEIR SQUAD WITH THREE SIGNINGS |url=https://www.psv.nl/english-psv/news/article/psv-women-strengthen-their-squad-with-three-signings.htm |website=PSV |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=26 June 2020}}</ref> In April 2021, she signed a one-year extension.<ref>{{cite web |title=ANIKA RODRIGUEZ SIGNS ONE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION |url=https://www.psv.nl/english-psv/news/article/anika-rodriguez-signs-one-year-contract-extension-.htm |website=PSV |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=28 April 2021}}</ref>
=== Tigres UANL === Rodriguez was signed by Liga MX Femenil side Tigres UANL on 18 June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spindola |first=Ana Patricia |date= |title=Liga MX Femenil: ¡Oficial! Tigres ficha a Anika Rodríguez para el Apertura 2022 |url=https://www.debate.com.mx/deportes/Liga-MX-Femenil-Oficial-Tigres-ficha-a-Anika-Rodriguez-para-el-Apertura-2022-20220618-0236.html |website=Debate}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web |title=El equipo dirigido por Mónica Vergara ganó 6-1 en el estadio Tepa Gómez |url=https://miseleccion.mx/noticias/3738/La%2520Selecci%25C3%25B3n%2520Nacional%2520de%2520M%25C3%25A9xico%2520Femenil%2520gole%25C3%25B3%2520a%2520Argentina%2520en%2520partido%2520de%2520preparaci%25C3%25B3n |website=Mexican Football Federation |access-date=26 October 2021|language=Spanish}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/mexico-takes-soccer-gold-with-1-0-win-over-chile-2023-11-04/|work=Reuters|date=3 November 2023|access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/santiago-2023-mexico-beat-chile-womens-football-final-silver-gold|website=olympics.com|date=4 November 2023|access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== Rodríguez's younger sister, Karina Rodríguez, also plays for the Mexico women's national football team.
==Honours== '''Tigres UANL''' *Liga MX Femenil: Apertura 2022, Apertura 2023, Apertura 2025
*CONCACAF W Champions Cup runner-up: 2024–25<ref name="CW25"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{sports links|properties=-P6198}} * {{Liga MX Femenil player}}
{{Tigres UANL (women) squad}}
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