Yvamara Xagely Rodríguez Mendoza (born 21 June 1992) is a

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who plays as a

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for Altitude FC in

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. Born in Canada, she plays for the Panama women's national team.

Early life

Rodríguez was born in

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to Panamanian parents.

University career

In 2010, she began attending Kwantlen Polytechnic University, playing for the women's soccer team. In 2011, she was named a league Second Team All-Star. In 2013, she played for the Simon Fraser Clan of Simon Fraser University.

Club career

She played senior amateur soccer with

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. In 2017, she scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory to win the Provincial Cup. She was part of the squad that won the Provincial Cup again in 2018. In 2022, she signed with

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and was awarded top defensive player of the year by the club. In February 2023, she joined Altitude FC in League1 British Columbia.

International career

In August 2011, she earned her first callup to the Panama U20 for the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification tournament. In February 2012, she was called up for the

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. In February 2022, she was called up to the Panama senior team for the first time, for the

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tournament. She made her debut on February 20 against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodríguez, Yvamara 1992 births Living people Naturalized citizens of Panama Panamanian women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Panama women's international footballers Soccer players from Montreal Canadian people of Panamanian descent Sportspeople of Panamanian descent League1 British Columbia women's players Rivers FC (women) players Altitude FC (Canada) players (women)