USWNT roster: Trinity Rodman returns in attack as USA Soccer gets set for friendlies with Brazil

Emma Hayes continues to experiment with a young collection of players

The U.S. women's national team will face Brazil in April for a pair of friendlies after losing the 2025 SheBelieves Cup in February. Manager Emma Hayes has named a 24-player roster, and two training camp players, for the upcoming games as the squad looks to get back into the win column. Hayes will name 23 players for each of the game day rosters. 

"This roster has Olympians returning, less experienced players continuing to try to prove themselves, a few uncapped players and some players who have seen and done it all. The mix of players along with two games against a dynamic Brazil team who we last saw in the gold medal game means this event will be a lot of fun," said Hayes. 

"All of the players know they have to earn every roster spot, every starting spot and every minute they get as a finisher off the bench. Working with players who are striving for consistency in elite performance, so they can keep getting call-ups and keep excelling at this level, is an exciting process and one that continues with these two games."

Forward Trinity Rodman returns to the roster for the first time since winning the Olympic gold medal at the Paris Games. Her last game for the USWNT was against Brazil during the Olympic final. Rodman is one of many rostered players with ties to California. The USWNT will play at SoFi Stadium on April 5, just 60 miles from her hometown of Laguna Niguel, California. Rodman previously missed the last several camps, managing a back injury during her time away, and recently returned to pitch with an appearance as a sub for the Washington Spirit on Saturday. 

Including Rodman, the April roster features 10 players who played during the 2024 Summer Games and 19 of the current 23 players who played at the 2025 SheBelieves Cup. The spring series will also welcome the returns of forward Ashley Hatch and defender Alana Cook. 

Hatch was part of the 2025 January camp, though no games took place due to the winter event taking place outside of an official FIFA window, she last featured for the USWNT against China PR in December 2023. Cook rejoins the roster after a successful stint with the Kansas City Current, was part of the USWNT 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup roster, and returns for the first time since October 2023.

Along with some familiar faces returning, Hayes also named two training players to camp, forward Mia Fishel (Chelsea FC) and goalkeeper Angelina Anderson (Angel City FC).

Here's the full roster:

USWNT April roster 

Listed by (Club; Caps/Goals)

Goalkeepers (3): Jane Campbell (Houston Dash; 10), Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals; 2), Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United, ENG; 0)

Defenders (8): Alana Cook (Kansas City Current; 29/1), Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC; 67/3), Crystal Dunn (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA; 157/25), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG; 65/1), Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit; 3/0), Avery Patterson (Houston Dash; 0/0), Emily Sams (Orlando Pride; 3/0), Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC; 105/2)

Midfielders (6): Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA; 25/1), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC; 31/1), Lindsey Heaps (Olympique Lyon, FRA; 163/36), Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current; 1/0), Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage; 24/8), Lily Yohannes (Ajax, NED; 4/1)

Forwards (7): Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current; 2/1), Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit; 22/5), Catarina Macario (Chelsea FC, ENG; 21/9), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit; 46/10), Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Dash; 7/0), Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals; 5/2), Alyssa Thompson (Angel City FC; 15/1)

Goalkeeper evaluation still in progress

Jane Campbell and Mandy McGlynn are back on the full roster after splitting games during the 2025 SheBelieves Cup. Angel City's Angelina Anderson will feature as a training camp player as well. Phallon Tullis-Joyce has finally cracked a full roster after being in and out of senior camps as a training player. She earned her first official national team call-up during the squad's European friendlies in November 2024 but did not make a senior debut. 

She returned with the squad for the 2025 January camps, but no official friendlies took place as the winter gathering was outside of FIFA international windows. Hayes told media that she and the staff have tasked Tullis-Joyce with relationship-building and communication, noting that the player is "very introverted, very quiet," and that the staff wants to support the player in developing in her role and in trust-building with others around her. 

"I know everybody from the outside just sees what they're doing at a club level and [thinks] it instantly correlates to what you do internationally. But I don't, and I don't, for a couple of reasons. You're playing in a position where you're having to communicate in a much different way as a goalkeeper, and I've really encouraged Phallon to find what ways to build those relationships when she's in camp, and something that I know she will do little by little, but this will only be her third camp in with us, and yes, she's in contention to play in one of these games, but I think she still needs a little bit more time to do those things," Hayes explained.

Ahead of the SheBelieves Cup tournament, Hayes explained that post-June friendlies are the timeline to narrow the goalkeeping core down as the program moves beyond former No. 1 Alyssa Naeher. The manager confirmed the staff is still targeting the summer deadline during her April roster press conference and that every goalkeeper being evaluated has a massive opportunity in front of them.

"Each of the goalkeepers that are competing for spots, listen, if you think about this prior to when even Alyssa [Naeher] made the number one her own, it takes a period of time to be able to solidify that. And I think it's fair to say we've got a lot of really good quality goalkeepers. Who will emerge from that as the number one? Don't know, but they have to take their chances when they get them. This is a performance-related business, and each and every opportunity they get, they have to make the most of it, because, of course, that will impact my decision-making as we progress and this camp, there will be changes in goal again."

Look ahead

Hayes has also named a U23 camp roster set to drop on Wednesday. The U23 training camp will run concurrently with the USWNT senior camp. Anderson (Angel City FC) is expected to join that camp, alongside club teammates Gisele Thompson, Savy King, and Riley Tiernan. The USWNT will kick off their two-match series against Brazil on April 5.