Franyely Rodríguez

Franyely Sarahí Rodríguez Itanare (born 21 September 1997) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. She has been a member of the Venezuela women's national team.

Franyely Rodríguez

Personal information
Full name	Franyely Sarahí Rodríguez Itanare[1]
Date of birth	(1997-09-21) 21 September 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Guacara, Venezuela[2]
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Valencia SC
	Carabobo
	Flor de Patria
	Atlético Bucaramanga
International career‡
2014	Venezuela U17	5	(0)
2016	Venezuela U20	3	(0)
2014	Venezuela	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2019

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Itanare.

In 2023, Rodríguez announced her retirement and she was forced to flee her country as part of the Venezuelan refugee crisis, crossing the Darién Gap into Panama.^[3] She reached the United States on 11 July and settled in Phoenix, where she found work as a hairdresser.^[3]

International career

Rodríguez represented Venezuela at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.^[4] At senior level, she was part of the squad for the 2014 Copa América Femenina, but did not play. She played two matches in 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.^[2]