USWNT adds Trinity Rodman to SheBelieves Cup roster to replace Abby Dalhkemper

Striker Trinity Rodman has been added to the United States women's team roster for this month's SheBelieves Cup, U.S. Soccer announced on Monday. Rodman will replace defender Abby Dahlkemper, who was ruled out with a back injury.

Rodman will be among the 23 players competing in the USWNT's first games of 2022 against the Czech Republic, New Zealand and Iceland in the SheBelieves Cup, which will be held Feb. 17-23 in Carson, California and Frisco, Texas.

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Rodman, 19, was initially left off the SheBelieves roster, instead joining the team as a training player during the lead-up to the tournament, because manager Vlatko Andonovski said she needed to be eased into the team gradually.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Andonovski said Rodman was «very competitive» in January, when she made her debut in a USWNT camp, and «her mindset fits well» with the team, but she needed more time.

«She's doing really good in the league, but the national team is a completely different animal,» Andonovski said Thursday. «We don't want to burn her out — we want to give her a chance to slowly adjust herself to the system, to the structure and to absorb information slowly step by step instead of throwing everything at her.»

Rodman generated a lot of buzz before the 2021 NWSL season because of her last name — she is the daughter of NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman — but she quickly impressed after becoming the youngest player ever drafted into the league. She won the NWSL Championship with the Washington Spirit in November and was named the NWSL's Rookie of the Year. She was also named U.S. Soccer's Young Female Player of the Year for 2021.

Last week, Rodman signed a contract