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

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who plays as a

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for

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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

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, playing for the women's soccer team. In 2011, she was named a league Second Team All-Star. In 2013, she played for the

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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 Rivers FC in

and was awarded top defensive player of the year by the club. In February 2023, she joined Altitude FC in League1 British Columbia. In 2025, she played with

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

2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship The 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the sixth edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Panama from 1 to 11 March 2012. All matches were played at the Estadio Rommel Fernández. The top three ...

. 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 21st-century Panamanian sportswomen 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) Burnaby FC players