The daughter of former NBA champion Dennis Rodman, Trinity Rodman, is a famend soccer participant who has already damaged a number of data in two brief years within the NWSL (Nationwide Girls’s Soccer League). Just lately she grew to become the youngest participant in NWSL historical past to achieve 10 targets and 10 assists.
In accordance with CBS Sports activities, when the Washington Spirit beat the San Diego Wave 3-1, over the weekend, not solely did that victory maintain the crew undefeated, nevertheless it additionally noticed Trinity Rodman make league historical past after she scored a objective and added an help.
With 13 targets and 10 assists, Rodman grew to become the NWSL first participant to document no less than 10 targets and 10 assists within the common season earlier than turning 21.
10+10 – With a objective and an help at present, @WashSpirit‘s Trinity Rodman (13 targets, 10 assists) is the primary participant in @NWSL historical past to document no less than 10 targets and 10 assists in common season play earlier than turning 21 years previous. Full. pic.twitter.com/z4yFbGiIxU
— OptaJack⚽️ (@OptaJack) Could 6, 2023
The athleticism inherited from her well-known, but controversial father has carried her to the document books.
Trinity Rodman was drafted second within the 2021 NWSL Faculty Draft. When she made her skilled debut with the Washington Spirit, she instantly positioned her title within the document books by changing into the youngest American goalscorer in league historical past, minutes after getting into the sport.
When she was drafted, Trinity Rodman was one of many six Black ladies chosen within the first spherical of the NWSL draft that yr. She helped the Spirit win the championship in her rookie season.
Lower than a yr later, based on ESPN, Trinity Rodman prolonged the preliminary deal she signed as a rookie by the 2024 season with an possibility for 2025. When she inked that contract she grew to become the highest-paid athlete within the historical past of the NWSL.
Dennis Rodman, after all, was a five-time NBA champion and among the finest rebounders of all-time.
