Michael Rodríguez (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Míchael Steven Rodríguez Gutiérrez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | El Cacao, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2008 | Alajuelense | 84 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Ramonense (loan) | ||
| 2008 | Seattle Sounders | 15 | (0) |
| 2009 | Brujas | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Pérez Zeledón | 38 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Herediano | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | United Sikkim | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Pérez Zeledón | 23 | (2) |
| 2014 | Puerto Rico Bayamón | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 193 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Costa Rica | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Steven Rodríguez Gutiérrez (born 30 December 1981) is a Costa Rican former footballer who most recently played for the National Premier Soccer League club Puerto Rico Bayamón.
Until recently, Rodríguez played club football for Alajuelense.
In June 2008, he signed with the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division in the United States. He currently has not played for the club, as he is awaiting his P1 Visa.[2]
On 24 June, Rodríguez made his debut for the Sounders in a match against Hollywood United F.C. in the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[3] In January 2010 he joined Pérez Zeledón.[4]
In October 2012, Rodríguez moved abroad to play for Indian outfit United Sikkim[5] but he returned in June 2013 to play for Pérez Zeledón.[6] In September 2014 he was denied a work permit by the United States to play for Puerto Rican side Puerto Rico Bayamón after playing for them in the CONCACAF Champions League.[7]
