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University of Rhode Island

2024 Men's Soccer Roster

Christopher Cost-Kirkpatrick
Michaela Benford

1 Edu Rodriguez

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Madrid, Spain
  • Position Goalkeeper
  • High School Alameda de Osuna School (Campbell)
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 180
  • Previous Club CD Canillas

Biography

2024 (Redshirt Senior)
  • Named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week for the Week of 8/26
  • Has appeared in 13 matches, all starts
  • Played 1170 total minutes
  • Had a 1.15 goals-against average and an .810 save percentage
  • Made 64 saves
  • Had a season-high seven saves in a 1-0 shutout at Loyola Chicago (10/5)
  • Recorded a shutout in a scoreless draw against Bryant (10/1)
  • Made three saves in a 2-1 win over UAlbany (9/24)
  • Made four saves in a 1-0 win at Providence for his 10th solo shutout with Rhode Island (9/9)
  • Made six saves in a 1-0 win over Quinnipiac (8/26)
  • Had seven saves in a 2-0 win over St. John's in the season opener (8/22)
2023 (Redshirt Junior)
  • Appeared in 14 matches, all starts
  • Posted seven solo shutouts and combined with Nate DiLoretto on an eighth
  • Had a 1.56 goals-against average
  • Recorded six saves while getting the shutout in a 1-0 win over No. 25 Fordham (10/7)
  • Made three saves in a 0-0 draw with La Salle for his third solo shut out of the year (9/23)
  • Made one save in a 1-0 shutout of Holy Cross (9/12)
  • Recorded his first complete shutout for the Rams by making three saves in a scoreless tie at Harvard (9/1)
  • Started in his Rhode Island debut and had one save in 42 minutes in a 0-0 draw with Quinnipiac (8/24)
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore/Campbell)
  • Started 13 matches for the Big South regular-season champions
  • Led the Big South with a 0.81 goals-against average, which ranked 27th nationally
  • His goals-against average was the fourth lowest in a season in program history
  • Led the Big South in save percentage (.778), which ranked 32nd in the country
  • Had four solo shutouts  
2021 (Redshirt Freshman/Campbell)
  • Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
  • Led the Big South Conference in goals-against average (0.94) and ranked second in shutouts (6) while playing all but 15 minutes in the Camel goal
  • Finished 11th in the country with 1915 goalkeeper minutes played
  • His 21 matches played and started are second-most in a season all-time by a CU keeper
  • His 0.94 GAA ranked fifth in Campbell single-season history
  • Allowed more than one goal only four times in 21 starts
  • Posted a 0.37 goals-against average in conference play
  • Had a 617-minute shutout streak between 10/13 and 11/14 that was snapped in the Big South final
  • Big South Defensive Player of the Week (11/5)
  • Earned first career shutout Oct. 2 at Presbyterian and also blanked Winthrop (10/16), USC Upstate (10/13), High Point (10/30), Omaha (11/3) and Winthrop (11/10)
  • Career-high 6 saves three times 
2020-21 (COVID Freshman/Campbell)
  • Made two starts in goal
  • Posted a 1.00 goals-against average and earned two victories
  • Made debut in 4-1 win over UNC Asheville (3/7)
  • Had 3 saves in 3-1 victory at Radford (4/10)
2019 (Freshman/Campbell)
  • Did not see game action for the Big South champions/Redshirted
Before URI
  • Played four seasons at Campbell, and transferred to Rhode Island with two seasons of eligibility
  • Led the Camels to a Big South regular-season title in 2022 and a tournament title in 2021
  • Also was a member of the 2019 conference tournament title team
  • Had a record of 25-6-5 with 10 shutouts at Campbell
  • Played club level for Canillas C.D. and Getafe Cf. U-17
Personal
  • Son of Alicia Pena and Isidro Rodriguez
  • Has one brother, Marcos
  • Chose Rhode Island because of the opportunities with the MBA program, as well as the competitiveness of the Atlantic 10
  • Enjoys chess, Pádel, and fishing
  • Favorite athlete is Iker Casillas
  • Favorite team is Real Madrid
  • Planning to major in Business

Statistics

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2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2023Junior

    Goalkeeper
    6'2" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2024Senior

    Goalkeeper
    6'2" 180 lbs
    1