Lady Andrade

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Andrade and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Lady Andrade

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Personal information
Full name	Lady Patricia Andrade Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1992-01-10) 10 January 1992
Place of birth	Bogotá, Colombia
Height
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder, Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2008	Inter Bogotá
2011–2012	Formas Intimas	10	(3)
2013	Sporting Huelva
2013	PK-35 Vantaa	13	(0)
2015–2016	Western New York Flash	8	(1)
International career‡
2010–	Colombia	45	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2015

Lady Patricia Andrade Rodríguez (born 10 January 1992) is a Colombian international footballer. She is an attacking midfielder who can also play as a striker.

Career

Andrade represented Colombia at the 2011 World Cup, making one appearance, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, making two appearances. In a group match at the Olympics against the United States, she punched opposition player Abby Wambach in the right eye, resulting in a two-game ban. Andrade signed for Finnish Naisten liiga club PK-35 in the spring of 2013.

Andrade made her mark on the world stage during the 2015 World Cup in Canada. Known for her exceptional close control and trickery whilst on the ball, Andrade shone throughout Colombia's run to the knock out stages. She was Colombia's top scorer at the competition with two goals.

During the BBC's coverage of the Colombia v USA match, Liverpool Ladies striker Natasha Dowie mentioned that she had text her club manager asking to sign Andrade for the forthcoming season.

She was signed by the Western New York Flash of the NWSL on 7 July 2015. She was waived by the Flash on 20 May 2016.

External links

• Lady Andrade at Soccerway