Nicole Esther Rodríguez Ayala (born 29 August 1992) is an American-born Puerto Rican

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who plays as a

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for the Puerto Rico women's national team.

Early life

Rodríguez was raised in Avon,

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. Her parents are from Puerto Rico.

International goals

''Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.''

References

1992 births Living people Women's association football midfielders Puerto Rican women's footballers Puerto Rico women's international footballers Kansallinen Liiga players FC Honka (women) players Puerto Rican expatriate women's footballers Puerto Rican expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate women's footballers in Finland Puerto Rican expatriates in England Expatriate women's footballers in England American women's soccer players Soccer players from Connecticut Sportspeople from Hartford County, Connecticut People from Avon, Connecticut American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Finland American expatriate sportspeople in England {{US-women-footy-bio-stub