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Amy Rodriguez
Forward
Team: Boston Breakers
Amy Rodriguez
Height: 5' 4"
Birth Date: 2/17/1987
Hometown: Lake Forest, Calif.
Previous Team: Laguna Hills Eclipse
How Acquired:
2009 WPS Draft

WPS:
  • Selected with the 1st overall pick by the Breakers in the 2009 WPS Draft. 
International:
  • Gold Medalist at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics (USC’s first-ever soccer medalist)
  • Played in 18 matches prior to the 2008 Olympics, starting six
  • Scored game-winning goals against Brazil in the Peace Queen Cup and Olympic send-off Match
  • Recorded her first international goal versus Canada on Jan. 16, 2008
  • Played in three matches in the 2006 Algarve Cup
  • Earned first two caps with the National Team at the 2005 Algarve Cup (debut vs. Finland)
  • Worked her way from the U.S. U-17s to the U-19s to the U-21s to the full WNT over the course of a year from March of 2004 to March of 2005
  • Played for the U-20 National Team, posting 11 goals in 19 matches
  • A member of the U-19 National Team that participated in the 2004 FIFA U-19 World Cup in Thailand
  • Scored her first goal in Thailand against South Korea, and finished the tournament with two goals and two assists
  • Played in the 2005 Nordic Cup with the U-21 National Team in Sweden
  • Played with the U-16 and U-17 National Teams in 2001 and 2002, before starting play with the U-17 and U-19 squads in 2003 and 2004
College:
  • Helped the Trojans win the NCAA Championship in 2007 – the first team from the Pac-10 to do so
  • Led USC with 10 goals in 2007, including a brace in their NCAA semifinal upset over UCLA
  • Earned the 2007 NCAA College Cup Most Outstanding Offensive Player
  • Claimed the Umbro/Soccer News Net Player of the Year award in 2007
  • Posted NSCAA and SoccerBuzz Second-Team All-West Region honors and an All-Pac-10 Second-Team nod in 2007
  • Wrapped up senior year with 2008 NSCAA/adidas NCAA All-American Third-Team accolades
  • Named to 2005 NSCAA All-American Third Team and SoccerBuzz All-American Honorable Mention as a freshman
  • Selected to the All-Pac-10 First Team and All-Pac-10 All-Freshman Team in 2005
  • Finished career ranked second all-time at USC in game-winning goals (12) and fourth in goals (31) and points (79)
High School / Youth Club:
  • Attended Santa Margarita High School, where she scored 17 goals in 15 games her senior year
  • Named nation’s top recruit coming out of high school in 2005
  • 2004 NSCAA, Gatorade, EA Sports and Parade Magazine National Player of the Year
  • Named L.A. Times Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year, Orange County Register Player of the Year
  • An All-League and All-CIF Honoree all 4 years in high school
  • Won her second national championship with her club Laguna Hills Eclipse in 2005 - playing alongside Kasey Moore and for current L.A. Sol coach Abner Rodgers
Personal:
  • Full name is Amy Joy Rodriguez (Nickname: “A-Rod”)
  • Parents are John and Lori, and has two younger sibilings (Lauren and Adam)
  • Favorite movie is `Dumb and Dumber’.
  • Biggest sports hero is Michael Jordan, whom she shares the same birthday with
  • Favorite color is green
  • Majored in psychology in college
  1. What are the three things you can never be without while traveling?
    Keys, Cell Phone, Wallet
  2. If you didn’t play professional soccer, what other profession would you try – and why?
    I plan on going back to school after my playing career. I want to be a psychologist/therapist because I love helping people.
  3. What’s your perfect day off?
    A beach or shopping day with my best friends.
  4. What famous person most inspires you and why?
    Billy Jean King because she has given me and many other women the opportunity to play the sport that we love.
  5. If you had a dinner party, who are the four people you would invite (can be living or dead)?
    Barack Obama, Dr. Phil, Jesus, Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
  6. If there were one adjective to describe you, what would it be?
    Extroverted
  7. What’s on your workout/pre-game iPod playlist?
    Rihanna, Coldplay, Taylor Swift, The Killers, Chris Brown, Gwen Stefani, Red Hot Chili Peppers
QUICK HITS – List your top three favorites

TV Shows:

  1. The Biggest Loser
  2. The Bachelor
  3. Grey’s Anatomy

Place to Shop:

  1. Target
  2. Forever 21
  3. Nordstroms

Restaurants:

  1. Okie Dokie (Sushi Place)
  2. Coffee Bean
  3. Chipotle

Professional Athletes:

  1. Usain Bolt
  2. Michael Jordan
  3. Mia Hamm

Cities (in any country):

  1. Los Angeles, CA
  2. Maui, Hawaii
  3. Venice, Italy
 
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Women's Professional Soccer rookie forward Amy Rodriguez is on the cusp of great things. At 22, she has national team experience, six international goals and a starting spot on the Boston Breakers front line.

Boston Breakers promotional video that is played during home games at Harvard Stadium.

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