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.

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
Palmeiras
Number 11
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– Palmeiras 1 (2)
International career
2015 Argentina U20 ? (6)
2018– Argentina 43 (10)
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 26 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024

Club career edit

On 9 March 2019, Rodríguez scored the first official goal of Boca Juniors women's team playing in La Bombonera.[4][5]

International career edit

Rodríguez represented Argentina at the 2015 South American U-20 Women's Championship.[6]

International goals edit

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

Personal life edit

Rodríguez is openly lesbian.[7]

Honours edit

Boca Juniors
Argentina
Individual

References edit

  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 y el primer gol en la Bombonera - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 9 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "2015 South American U-20 Women's Championship". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Yamila Rodríguez: "Estamos enfocadas en la UAI"". Gladiadoras Xeneizes (in Spanish). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  8. ^ "No hay nuevo campeón, la verdeamarela se llevó su séptimo título sudamericano". FutbolFemenino (in Spanish). 6 February 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  9. ^ "IFFHS". www.iffhs.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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