Raquel "Rocky" Rodríguez Cedeño is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League and the Costa Rica national team.
She won the prestigious Hermann Trophy and Honda Sports Award in 2015, recognizing her as the best college football player in the United States.
She became the first Central American to play in Australia's W-League when she joined Perth Glory in 2017.
She scored Costa Rica’s first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup goal in 2015, equalising against Spain in a 1–1 draw.
Her father, Sivianni Rodríguez, was a professional footballer and represented Costa Rica's men’s national team.
She started playing football at age four and trained alongside boys, her brother, and her father.
She played high school football while still in elementary school in Costa Rica and moved to the US for university.
She made her debut for the Costa Rica senior national team at just 13 years old.
Rocky was the first Costa Rican to play in the NWSL.
Her first football idol was Ronaldinho Gaucho, followed by Lionel Messi.
She wears the Q-Collar, a device designed to help protect the brain from injury.
She enjoys studying the Bible in her downtime.
She started teaching herself piano during the COVID lockdown and still plays occasionally.
| New Balance |
| NWSL Community Shield: 2020 | 1× |
| NWSL Challenge Cup: 2021 | 1× |
| International Champions Cup: 2021 | 1× |
| NWSL Shield: 2021 | 1× |
| NWSL Championship: 2022 | 1× |
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2025
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present
|
Kansas City Current | 7 | 0 |
|
2024
-
2024
|
Angel City FC | 23 | 1 |
|
2020
-
2023
|
Portland Thorns | 72 | 7 |
|
2017
-
2018
|
Perth Glory (loan) | 9 | 0 |
|
2016
-
2019
|
Sky Blue FC | 76 | 8 |
| International Stats | |||
|
2008
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present
|
Costa Rica | 107 | 58 |
|
2008
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2012
|
Costa Rica U20 | 14 | 10 |
|
2008
-
2010
|
Costa Rica U17 | 3 | 3 |
