Rodrigo Lopez (soccer)

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Rodrigo Lopez
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Lopez
Date of birth	May 10, 1987 (1987-05-10) (age 21)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Ventura County Fusion
Youth clubs
2003-04	Chivas de Guadalajara
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-07 2008	Chivas USA Ventura County Fusion	1 (0) 3 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Rodrigo Lopez (born May 10, 1987 in Guadalajara, Mexico) is a Mexican-American soccer player, who plays midfielder. He currently plays for Ventura County Fusion in the USL Premier Development League, having been waived by Chivas USA of Major League Soccer.

Although born in Mexico, Lopez's family moved to the United States when he was two. He holds dual-citizenship with Mexico and the United States. In 2003 he joined the Chivas de Guadalajara youth system where he played for a year and a half.

Lopez was signed to a developmental contract by Chivas USA on July 7, 2005, where he remained until being waived in 2007. He has been capped for the U.S. national team at the youth level. As of 2008 he played a couple of games with San Nicolas a local team from Santa Barbara, CA playing in the CCSL.