Misa Rodríguez

Misa Rodríguez
Rodríguez with Real Madrid in 2023.
Personal information
Full name María Isabel Rodríguez Rivero[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-22) 22 July 1999[2]
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 16
Youth career
2013–2017 CD Femarguín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Atlético de Madrid 1 (0)
2019–2020 Deportivo La Coruña 12 (0)
2020–2026 Real Madrid 152 (0)
2026– Arsenal 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Spain U19 5 (0)
2021– Spain 24 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA Women's World Cup
Winner2023 Australia–New Zealand
UEFA Women's Nations League
Winner2024 France–Netherlands–Spain
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner2018 Switzerland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:21, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:34, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

María Isabel "Misa" Rodríguez Rivero (born 22 July 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League side Arsenal and the Spain national team. She has previously played for and captained Liga F club Real Madrid. She won the Zamora Trophy in 2020–21 season, conceding 0.93 goals per game.

Club career

Misa Rodríguez, who originally performed rhythmic gymnastics as a child, began her football career in the youth of CD Yoñé La Garita in her hometown of Telde at the time, where she played up front. In 2013, she went to CD Femarguín, a club from Arguineguín, and moved to the goalkeeper position. Finally, with CD Femarguín, she made her adult debut in the 2016–17 season in the Segunda División, the second division in Spanish football.[3]

Misa with Atlético Madrid in 2018

Her good performances drew the attention of the top Spanish club Atlético Madrid and they signed her in February 2017.  In the capitals she played in the beginning mostly with the B team in the second division, while she served primarily as a substitute goalkeeper in the A squad.[4] Misa Rodríguez made her first-team debut on 25 November 2018 in the Copa de la Reina in a 4–2 win over Malaga FC. She made her debut in the league on 23 February 2019, when she replaced Lola Gallardo in the 46th minute in a 6–1 win against Fundación Albacete. However, since she was unable to assert herself against first-choice goalkeeper Lola Gallardo during her time at Atlético Madrid, Misa Rodríguez switched to the newly promoted team in the Primera División Deportivo de La Coruña in the summer of 2019. She fared much better here, sharing goal-scoring position with Esther Sullastres but ultimately making 12 appearances in 21 games played in the 2019–20 season. Her team surprised on their first appearance in the top Spanish league with a fourth place in the season, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Misa with Real Madrid in 2023

Real Madrid

Rodríguez joined newly established Real Madrid Femenino at the beginning of 2020–21 season. In the same season, she won the Zamora trophy awarded to the goalkeeper with the lowest "goals-to-games" ratio in the Spanish league. On 20 January 2026, she made her 200th appearance for the Merengues in a 3–1 victory over Atlético Madrid during the Supercopa de España, becoming Real Madrid's all-time most-capped player.[5] She departed from the club at the end of the 2025–26 season.[6]

Arsenal

On 22 July 2026, it was announced that Rodríguez had signed a permanent deal with Women's Super League club Arsenal on a  free transfer, after leaving Real Madrid at the end of the 2025–26 season. Making her the teams sixth signing of the summer transfer window.[7]

International career

Rodriguez staying warm halfway through Spain's quarterfinal against Colombia at the 2024 Olympics.

Misa Rodríguez made her debut for the U-19 national team in a match against Azerbaijan on 17 September 2016 in the course of qualifying for the U-19 European Championship. In addition to two appearances in qualifying, she also played the final group game against Scotland, which the Iberians decided 1-0 for themselves. Her team won the European title with a 3–2 win over France in the final. A year later she was in Spain's squad for the finals of the U-20 World Cup. Her team reached the final where they lost 3–1 to Japan, but Misa Rodríguez never played in the tournament. She made three appearances in qualifying for the 2019 U-19 European Championship, one in the first round and two more in the elite round, but was not nominated for the final squad that ultimately successfully defended the title.

Misa Rodríguez received her first call-up to the senior national team for the qualifier for the Euro 2022 against Moldova on 19 September 2020, but ultimately did not play. After several games on the bench, she made her national team debut against Azerbaijan on 18 February 2021, also in the European Championship qualifier.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 April 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental[b] Others[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid 2017–18 Primera División 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2018–19 1 0 1 0 0 0 – 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 – 2 0
Deportivo de La Coruña 2019–20 Primera División 12 0 0 0 – – 12 0
Real Madrid 2020–21 32 0 0 0 – – 32 0
2021–22 27 0 2 0 9 0 1 0 39 0
2022–23 26 0 3 0 9 0 1 0 39 0
2023–24 25 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 34 0
2024–25 24 0 3 0 10 0 2 0 39 0
Total 134 0 10 0 34 0 5 0 183 0
Career Total 147 0 11 0 34 0 5 0 197 0

International

As of match played 31 July 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2021 4 0
2022 5 0
2023 10 0
2024 5 0
Total 24 0

Honours

Atletico de Madrid

Spain U19

Spain

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Misa | Web Oficial | Real Madrid CF" (in Spanish). Real Madrid.
  2. ↑ Misa Rodríguez at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Oliva, Cristina González (1 January 1970). "Una portera en la élite del fútbol europeo sub-19". Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "El Atlético refuerza su portería con María Isabel Rodríguez". El Español (in Spanish). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Misa, 200 games for Real Madrid". www.realmadrid.com. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Official Statement: Misa Rodríguez" (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. 10 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Brotherton, Alex (22 July 2026). "Arsenal sign Spain goalkeeper Rodriguez on free". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "MISA - Profile with news, career statistics and history".
  9. ↑ "MISA - Profile with news, career statistics and history".
  10. ↑ Sanders, Emma (20 August 2023). "England beaten by Spain in Women's World Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "Women's Nations League final: World Cup winners Spain beat France 2–0 in Seville". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Misa claims Zamora Trophy for 2020/21 league season | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Liga Profesional de Fútbol Femenino - Inicio". ligaf.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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