Before moving to Maryland at the age of 12, NYCFC attacker Rodney Wallace spent his childhood in San Jose, Costa Rica. His career has since taken him all over the world, and New York is the latest stop on his jet-setting adventure across three continents.
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When Rodney was six years old, his parents enrolled him in the academy of Universidad de Costa Rica, where he played until his move stateside.
Once he and his family were settled in Rockville, Maryland, he began playing for the youth ranks of D.C United before enrolling at the University of Maryland, where he would help the Terps win a national championship and an ACC title before leaving after his sophomore year to go pro.