Carmen Elisa Rodallega (born 15 July 1983) is a Colombian

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who plays as a full back for

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. She has been a member of the Colombia women's national team.

Career

Born in

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city span ...

, Rodallega began playing football in her neighbourhood and joined Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora at age 17. Rodallega has played as a striker for the senior

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, featuring as Colombia finished as runners-up in the 2010 Sudamericano Femenino and helping her team qualify for its first ever

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finals. She also played at the

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. After Colombia were beaten in all three group matches Rodallega criticised a lack of support from the association. She also supported the team's

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over the controversial omission of

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, stating that Rincón had arrived at the tournament in poor condition.

Personal life

Carmen's cousin

Hugo Rodallega Hugo Rodallega Martínez (born 25 July 1985) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward in the Colombia Categoría Primera A for Independiente Santa Fe. Rodallega started his professional career with Deportes Quindío in 20 ...

played football in England for

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and

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. She has one daughter.

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Carmen Rodallega
– FIFA World Cup profile 1983 births Living people Women's association football fullbacks Colombian women's footballers 21st-century Colombian sportswomen Footballers from Cali Colombia women's international footballers 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic footballers for Colombia Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Atlético Huila footballers Afro-Colombian women {{Colombia-women-footy-bio-stub