USA Soccer Team: Amy Rodriguez Photos

Amy Rodriguez, USA Women Soccer Forward


Amy Rodriguez Bio
Full name: Amy Joy Rodríguez
Date of birth: February 17, 1987
Place of birth: Lake Forest, California, United States
Height: 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position: Forward

Rodriguez played for several U.S. national youth teams, appearing in two FIFA youth championships: the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand, and the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia. She made her first appearance for the senior team against Finland on March 11, 2005. By the spring of 2008, she had become a regular at forward, and started four of five games at the 2008 Summer Olympics, scoring against New Zealand. Rodriguez had appeared in 18 senior team matches going into the Olympics.
In the 2008 Summer Olympics women's football gold medal game against Brazil, Rodriguez provided the assist on Carli Lloyd's game winning goal in the first period of extra time.