After 12 years, the United States regained the top spot on the podium in women’s soccer this Saturday by winning their fifth gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by defeating Brazil with a score of 1-0. The golden goal was scored by Mallory Swanson in the second half, but national and international media have highlighted the great performance of the American soccer player Trinity Rodman, daughter of former basketball star Dennis Rodman, who with her skills has guided her team to victory.
The Parc des Princes in Paris was the setting for the final match, which strengthens the FIFA ranking of the United States as the number one team in the world.
The last gold medal for the United States in women's soccer at the Olympic Games was in London 2012. With the fifth medal this Saturday, the Americans shine again, and a key player in this has been Dennis Rodman's daughter, who has scored three goals in Paris 2024. One of these goals was the one that gave them victory against Japan in the quarterfinals of these Olympic Games.
From a different discipline than her father's, 22-year-old Trinity Rodman has made her way in the sports world since she was a child. The soccer player, originally from Newport Beach in California, is the product of Dennis Rodman's second marriage to Michelle Moyer.
'Like father, like daughter', Trinity Rodman shines as Dennis Rodman's daughter.
La Tercera reported that since childhood, Trinity Rodman has shone in the sports world as the daughter of Dennis Rodman. She started playing soccer when she was four years old, showing the athletic drive that runs in her veins.
His father was a great basketball star in the 90s and won five NBA titles. At 63 years old, his footprint is undeniable in this sport. And as the saying goes, "like father, like daughter", since childhood, his daughter Trinity also showed her sporting vein, but with soccer.
At the age of 10, he joined the SoCal Blues club, where he won four national championships. Although he committed to playing college soccer for the UCLA Bruins, he was never able to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so he continued as a professional.
The aforementioned outlet reports that at 18 years old, Dennis Rodman's daughter became the youngest player in the history of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Draft, which is the women's league in the United States (equivalent to the MLS in men). She then joined the Washington Spirit in 2021 and by the end of that year, she was named the 'Rookie of the Year' in the NWSL and a member of the ideal eleven. Her outstanding career earned her a $1.1 million contract for four years, making her the highest-paid player in the history of this league.
In 2022, she was nominated for the Women's Ballon d'Or and finished in 18th place.
This year Trinity Rodman has scored five goals in the NWSL and provided four assists in 15 games with the Washington Spirit.