2013: Appeared and started in 19 games as a sophomore ... key piece of the UWM midfield ... finished with eight points on three goals and two assists, recording 30 shots ... got the 2013 campaign off to an impressive start when he scored just one minute into the season opener against #12 Marquette, volleying home a long serve for the 1-0 lead Aug. 30 ... scored the game-winner on a fifth-minute header in a 1-0 win over Western Illinois Sept. 19 ... had assists in the regular-season finale against Cleveland State Nov. 9 and in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament against Oakland Nov. 16 ... scored the second goal of the Horizon League Tournament Championship against UIC Nov. 17, heading in a long free kick ... named a Second-Team member of the College Sports Madness Horizon League Preseason All-Conference Team.
2013 game-by-game in PDF Format
2012: Earned Second-Team All-Horizon League honors and was selected to the league All-Newcomer team ... started 17 of 18 games, with his 1,631 total minutes the most of any UWM newcomer ... did not take long to make an impression as a Panther, scoring goals in each of his first two games to become the fourth freshman since 2000 to score in the season opener ... also became just the second-ever freshman to score in the first two games of the season when he found the back of the net against Marquette Aug. 24 and Northern Kentucky Aug. 26 ... took 26 shots on the season ... season-high four shots against Detroit Oct. 24.
2012 game-by-game in PDF Format
Prior to UWM: Played for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency club squad following time with the Richmond United Metro ... won the Metro League Championship five times in a row in the U-12 to U-16 age bracket ... a member of Canada's Danone Cup national team in 2005 ... played for Coastal WFC in 2007 and 2009, winning the North American Super Y-League Championship.
Personal: Son of Ron and Ingrid Rodriguez ... born June 15, 1993 ... undecided on a major ... chose UWM for a fresh new environment and to further his education and soccer career ... career goals are to have a successful college career that could lead to a playing career in MLS or overseas ... most memorable sports experience was playing in Lyon, France, for Canada in the Danone Nations Cup.
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Declan Rodriguez Career Statistics |
Season | G/GS | Shots | Goals | Assists | PK-A | Points |
2012 | 18/17 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
2013 | 19/19 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 | 8 |
Totals | 37/36 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 0-0 | 12 |