Lucas Rodríguez
Encyclopedia
Lucas Rodrígues is an Argentine
footballer who currently plays for NSC Minnesota Stars
in the North American Soccer League.
. He attended Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
, and after attending Johnson County Community College
for two years, moved to MidAmerica Nazarene University
in Olathe, Kansas
. He played two more years of college soccer
at Mid America Nazarene, where in his senior year Rodrígues led his team to the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) Championship while being named the HAAC's Most Valuable Player, and garnering HAAC First Team and Third-Team All-America honors.
During his college years Rodrígues also played with Kansas City Brass
in the USL Premier Development League
.
of the USSF Division 2 Professional League
in May. He made his professional debut on July 14, 2010 in a game against AC St. Louis
, and scored his first professional goal on September 24, 2010 in Minnesota's last regular season game of the 2010 season, a 3-1 win over FC Tampa Bay.
Rodrigues signed with the Missouri Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for the 2010-2011 season. He played in 17 games scoring six goals and seven assists. His play was good enough to earn him the MISL Rookie of the Year award.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballer who currently plays for NSC Minnesota Stars
NSC Minnesota Stars
The NSC Minnesota Stars is an American professional soccer team based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...
in the North American Soccer League.
College and Amateur
Rodrígues spent his early childhood up in his native Argentina, before coming to the United States when he was 11 years old, settling in Lenexa, KansasLenexa, Kansas
Lenexa is a city in the central part of Johnson County, located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,190. As a satellite city of Kansas City, Kansas, Lenexa is included in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
. He attended Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. The current principal is Dr. Bill Harrington. Shawnee Mission Northwest is one of many schools located within Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding...
, and after attending Johnson County Community College
Johnson County Community College
Johnson County Community College Is referred to locally by the synechdoche "Ju-co", and is located in Overland Park, Kansas at College Boulevard and Quivira Road.-History:...
for two years, moved to MidAmerica Nazarene University
MidAmerica Nazarene University
MidAmerica Nazarene University is a Christian liberal arts college in Olathe, Kansas. It was established in 1966 by the Church of the Nazarene.-History:Mid-America Nazarene College was founded in 1966...
in Olathe, Kansas
Olathe, Kansas
Olathe is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Kansas, United States. Located in northeastern Kansas, it is also the fifth most populous city in the state, with a population of 125,872 at the 2010 census. As a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, Olathe is the fourth-largest city in the...
. He played two more years of college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at Mid America Nazarene, where in his senior year Rodrígues led his team to the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) Championship while being named the HAAC's Most Valuable Player, and garnering HAAC First Team and Third-Team All-America honors.
During his college years Rodrígues also played with Kansas City Brass
Kansas City Brass
Kansas City Brass is an American soccer team based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1997, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games on...
in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
.
Professional
Undrafted out of college, Rodrígues signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he was signed by the NSC Minnesota StarsNSC Minnesota Stars
The NSC Minnesota Stars is an American professional soccer team based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...
of the USSF Division 2 Professional League
USSF Division 2 Professional League
USSF Division 2 Professional League was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation in 2010 to last just one season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues and the North American Soccer League...
in May. He made his professional debut on July 14, 2010 in a game against AC St. Louis
AC St. Louis
Athletic Club of St. Louis, commonly referred to as AC St. Louis, was an American professional soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in December 2009, the team played its first and only season the next year in the NASL Conference of the temporary USSF D2 Pro League, the...
, and scored his first professional goal on September 24, 2010 in Minnesota's last regular season game of the 2010 season, a 3-1 win over FC Tampa Bay.
Rodrigues signed with the Missouri Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for the 2010-2011 season. He played in 17 games scoring six goals and seven assists. His play was good enough to earn him the MISL Rookie of the Year award.