English Article
It was a storybook return for Trinity Rodman, the 23-year-old forward, who marked her comeback to professional soccer after 114 days — and nearly a year since her last goal — with a sensational game-winner. Rodman had been sidelined by a persistent back injury, making her return highly anticipated.
Entering the match as a late-game substitute for the Washington Spirit against the Portland Thorns on Sunday, Rodman wasted no time making an impact. Following a four-month rehabilitation period for her back, she netted a brilliant goal in stoppage time. The play developed from a cross by Courtney Brown, flicked on by midfielder Croix Bethune, which found an unmarked Rodman near the far post. The winger powerfully struck the ball home, igniting a wave of emotion among herself and her teammates.
Reflecting on the moment, Rodman shared, «We had to adjust a little bit second half. It wasn`t as clean as we wanted it to be, but still created a lot of opportunities. I`m so proud of the team. Obviously, I`ve been away, and they`ve been putting in that work when I haven`t been here, so I`m just grateful to be back on the field with them. They`re in full support of me. I`m in full support of them, and with the celebration, them, like, just hugging me was the best thing ever.»
Rodman`s struggles with back issues are not new; she has experienced tightness and flare-ups since her rookie season in 2021. However, the pain intensified significantly after winning the Olympic gold medal. Throughout 2025, her recovery involved a challenging process of trial and error, encompassing periods of rest, time off, and exploring various new management techniques for her back.
Her injury also impacted her national team commitments. After withdrawing from the 2024 NWSL Championship due to pain in November, Rodman was granted an extended break from national team camps, missing both the January sessions and the 2025 SheBelieves Cup roster. She gradually built up her playing time when the 2025 NWSL regular season commenced in March. Although she participated in the April international window against Brazil, the Washington Spirit subsequently announced her temporary absence from team activities to manage her injury, without setting a specific return date.
Post-game, Rodman articulated the profound emotions surrounding her return and the immense effort invested in her recovery. «It was just the hardest thing I`ve had to go through with injury and everything. So being back, especially at the home stadium, with the crowd behind me, scoring a goal like that. You saw, I buried it, I was not gonna miss it. So yeah, I`m just really happy to be back. I miss the team. I miss doing what I love,» she expressed.
She also detailed the grueling off-field work: «I was doing a lot of work behind the scenes by myself. I was getting fit, obviously, not in a team environment, which was kind of difficult to replicate as best I could by myself. But yeah, I was working a lot on my endurance. I was working a lot on getting my back to work the way that it should, and kind of tweaking certain things in the way that I moved. So, yeah, feels great to be back. Trainings have been amazing since I`ve been back, and I`m just going to keep building.»
Uzbek Article (Lotin alifbosida)
Trinity Rodman uchun bu haqiqiy ertak qahramonining qaytishiga o`xshardi. 23 yoshli hujumchi 114 kunlik tanaffusdan so`ng – va so`nggi gol urganiga qariyb bir yil bo`lganidan keyin – professional futboldagi qaytishini sensatsion g`alaba goli bilan nishonladi. Rodman uzoq vaqt bel jarohati tufayli maydondan chetda qolgan edi, shuning uchun uning qaytishi juda intiqib kutilgan edi.
Yakshanba kuni «Washington Spirit»ning «Portland Thorns»ga qarshi o`yiniga kechroq o`yinchi sifatida maydonga tushgan Rodman zudlik bilan o`z ta`sirini ko`rsatdi. Beli uchun to`rt oylik reabilitatsiya davridan so`ng, u qo`shimcha vaqtda ajoyib gol urdi. O`yin Courtney Brownning uzatmasidan boshlandi, so`ngra yarim himoyachi Croix Bethune to`pni uzoq ustun yaqinida ochiq qolgan Rodmanga oshirdi. Hujumchi to`pni kuchli zarba bilan darvozaga joyladi, bu esa o`zi va jamoa a`zolari orasida kuchli his-tuyg`ularni uyg`otdi.
O`sha daqiqalarni eslab, Rodman shunday dedi: «Ikkinchi bo`limda biroz moslashishimiz kerak edi. Xohlaganimizdek yaxshi o`ynamadik, lekin baribir ko`plab imkoniyatlar yaratdik. Jamoam bilan juda faxrlanaman. Men uzoqda bo`lganimda, ular shu yerda bo`lmasam ham, tinmay mehnat qilishdi, shuning uchun ular bilan yana maydonda bo`lganimdan minnatdorman. Ular meni to`liq qo`llab-quvvatlashadi. Men ham ularni to`liq qo`llab-quvvatlayman, va bayram paytida ular shunchaki meni quchoqlashlari eng yaxshi narsa bo`ldi.»
Rodmanning bel muammolari yangilik emas; u 2021 yildagi debyut mavsumidan beri belidagi og`riqlar va zo`riqishlarni boshdan kechirgan. Biroq, og`riqlar Olimpiya oltin medalini qo`lga kiritganidan so`ng sezilarli darajada kuchaygan. 2025 yil davomida uning tiklanishi sinov va xatolar, dam olish davrlari, tanaffus va belini boshqarishning turli yangi usullarini o`rganishni o`z ichiga olgan qiyin jarayon bo`ldi.
Uning jarohati milliy terma jamoadagi majburiyatlariga ham ta`sir ko`rsatdi. Noyabr oyida 2024 yilgi NWSL chempionligidan og`riq tufayli chiqib ketganidan so`ng, Rodmanga terma jamoa yig`inlaridan uzoqroq muddatga ruxsat berildi, u yanvar oyidagi mashg`ulotlarni ham, 2025 yilgi SheBelieves kubogi tarkibini ham o`tkazib yubordi. 2025 yil mart oyida NWSL doimiy mavsumi boshlanganida u asta-sekin o`yin vaqtini oshirdi. Aprel oyidagi xalqaro o`yinlar doirasida Braziliyaga qarshi o`yinda qatnashgan bo`lsa-da, «Washington Spirit» keyinchalik uning jarohatini davolash uchun jamoaviy faoliyatdan vaqtincha chetlatilganini e`lon qildi, ammo aniq qaytish sanasini belgilamadi.
O`yindan so`ng, Rodman o`zining qaytishi va tiklanishiga sarflagan ulkan harakatlari bilan bog`liq chuqur his-guyg`ularini ifodaladi. «Jarohat va boshqa hamma narsalar bilan bog`liq eng qiyin narsa shu edi. Shuning uchun, ayniqsa, o`z uy stadionida, muxlislarning qo`llab-quvvatlashi bilan, shunday gol urib qaytish… Ko`rdingiz, men uni joyiga qo`ydim, uni o`tkazib yubormasdim. Ha, shunchaki qaytib kelganimdan juda xursandman. Jamoamni sog`indim. Sevimli ishimni qilishni sog`indim,» dedi u.
U maydondan tashqaridagi og`ir mehnatini ham batafsil bayon qildi: «Men sahna ortida ko`p ishlarni yolg`iz o`zim qildim. Shaklga kirdim, albatta, jamoaviy muhitda emas, bu o`zim uchun takrorlash qiyin edi. Lekin, ha, men chidamlilik ustida ko`p ishladim. Belimni o`zi ishlaydigan holatga keltirish ustida ko`p ishladim va harakatlarimning ba`zi jihatlarini to`g`irladim. Shuning uchun, ha, qaytish juda yaxshi. Qaytib kelganimdan beri mashg`ulotlar ajoyib bo`ldi va men shunchaki rivojlanishda davom etaman.»
