Stevie Rodriguez
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stevie Rodriguez
| image =
| image_size =
| fullname = Esteban Rodriguez Loera
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|11}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, United States
| height = {{convert|1.68|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2010
| youthclubs1 = Cosmos Academy West
| youthyears2 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs2 = IMG Academy
| youthyears3 = 2011–2012
| youthclubs3 = Chivas USA
| years1 = 2012–2016 | clubs1 = Tijuana | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = → Sinaloa (loan) | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = → Atlante (loan) | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam1 = United States U17
| nationalcaps1 = 25
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| medaltemplates =
| pcupdate = December 17, 2015
| ntupdate = August 5, 2014
}}
Esteban "Stevie" Rodriguez Loera (born February 11, 1994) is an American professional soccer player.
Career
=Club=
Rodriguez signed with Club Tijuana upon turning 18 in 2012, with his youth club, Chivas USA, having been unable to reach a deal for him under Major League Soccer's Homegrown Player Rule.{{Cite web|url=https://www.angelsonparade.com/2012/2/8/2785558/Chivas-usa-youth-top-of-the-table-and-the-loss-of-stevie-rodriguez|title=Chivas USA Youth – Top of the Table and the Loss of Stevie Rodriguez|first=Rachna|last=Kapur|date=February 8, 2012|website=Angels on Parade}}
He was loaned to Dorados, Tijuana's Ascenso MX affiliate, in 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/07/17/american-exports-liga-mx-apertura-kicks-off?module=from_footer|title=American Exports: Some 30 Yanks set to hunt Liga MX, Ascenso MX glory as Apertura kicks off | MLSsoccer.com}} He scored his first career first-team goal in August 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/08/04/american-exports-michael-orozco-puebla-pummeled-club-america-4-0|title=American Exports: Michael Orozco, Puebla pummeled by Club America 4-0 | MLSsoccer.com}}
Atlante
In December 2015, Club Tijuana send Rodriguez on loan to Atlante FC.
=International=
Born in the United States, Rodriguez is of Mexican descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/go-pro-young-mexican-american-talents-liga-mx-and-the-new-soccer-reality/|title=Young Mexican-American talents, Liga MX and the new soccer reality}} He started four matches for the United States at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/esteban-rodriguez-signs-with-club-tijuana_aid23733|title=Esteban Rodriguez signs with Club Tijuana | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer|website=TopDrawerSoccer.com}}
Honors
United States U17
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|esteban-rodriguez-loera/259223}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:American sportspeople of Mexican descent
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players
Category:Club Tijuana footballers
Category:Dorados de Sinaloa footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Soccer players from Los Angeles
Category:United States men's youth international soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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