Washington Spirit 2021 At age 18, Rodman became the youngest player to be drafted in NWSL history when the
Washington Spirit selected her as their first draft pick (second overall) at the
2021 NWSL College Draft. Rodman made her professional debut on April 10, 2021, scoring a goal within five minutes of being subbed on against the
North Carolina Courage in the
2021 NWSL Challenge Cup group stage. On April 15, she assisted
Ashley Sanchez's stoppage-time winner in a 1–0 victory over
Racing Louisville. She appeared in all four of the Spirit's matches during the Challenge Cup, where they finished in fourth place in the East Division with a record. Rodman was the Spirit's second-leading scorer with 6 goals (behind
Ashley Hatch) and added 5 assists in 22 games in her rookie regular season. The team finished in third place during the regular season with a record and advanced to the
playoffs. After the Spirit defeated
North Carolina Courage 1–0, Rodman scored in the Spirit's 2–1 win against
OL Reign to advance to
the final, where they faced the
Chicago Red Stars. Rodman helped lift the Spirit to their first league championship with an assist
Kelley O'Hara's winning goal. At age 19, Rodman became the youngest player in league history to record an assist in the playoffs. On November 17, 2021, Rodman was named
NWSL Rookie of the Year and to the
NWSL Best XI. On February 2, 2022, Rodman signed a contract extension with the Washington Spirit running until after the 2024 season, with an option for 2025. It was reported that the new contract was worth $1.1 million, making Rodman the highest paid player in NWSL history.
2022 On April 3, 2022, Rodman scored once and assisted twice in a 4–1 win against the
Orlando Pride in the
2022 NWSL Challenge Cup group stage. In the following game, she scored a
brace as the Spirit came back to defeat
NJ/NY Gotham FC 3–1 on April 17. She recorded four goals and three assists in eight games in the Challenge Cup as Washington reached
the final, a 2–1 losing effort against the
North Carolina despite Rodman's game-tying assist to
Ashley Hatch. On August 13, 2022, Rodman was nominated for the
Ballon d'Or Féminin. She was a nominee for the
Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award. She finished the 2022 regular season with 4 goals and 2 assists in 18 games as the defending champions crashed to 11th out of 12 teams in the league.
2023 Rodman opened the 2023 season with two goals and an assist in the first three games and helped the Spirit earn points from their first seven games. She scored a third-minute goal against Racing Louisville on June 3. She finished the 2023 season with 5 goals and 2 assists in 19 games, with Washington finishing in eighth place and missing the playoffs. Rodman was named in the
NWSL Best XI Second Team.
2024 Rodman was the Spirit's joint-leading scorer in the 2024 regular season with 8 goals (tied with
Ouleymata Sarr) and 6 assists in 23 games. Two of her goals won
NWSL Goal of the Week. On September 20, 2024, she left the game against the
Kansas City Current in a wheelchair due to back spasms. She returned to action three games later and helped the team finish second in the regular-season standings. Despite still dealing with the back injury, she played all 330 minutes of the playoffs as Washington beat
Bay FC in overtime, overcame NJ/NY Gotham FC on penalties, and fell one goal short to the
Orlando Pride in the
championship game. Rodman was named in the
NWSL Best XI and was one of five nominees for
NWSL Most Valuable Player, losing to
Temwa Chawinga.
2025 in 2024 Rodman began the season as an unused substitute in the
2025 NWSL Challenge Cup before playing off the bench in the season-opening win over the
Houston Dash. However, she continued to suffer from her back injury and took time off to rehab with a doctor in London. On August 3, after four months away, she returned to the NWSL and scored an emotional game-winner in a 2–1 victory over the
Portland Thorns. She was named the
NWSL Player of the Month for September after scoring three goals with two assists in four starts. On October 15, she suffered a Grade 1
medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprain in her right knee during a
CONCACAF W Champions Cup match against
Monterrey. She missed the rest of the regular season and finished with 5 goals in 15 league games as the Spirit placed second for a second consecutive year. She returned in the playoff semifinals on November 15, as a late substitute in a 2–0 win over the Portland Thorns. She then played in a second consecutive
NWSL Championship but said she "definitely underperformed" as she recorded no shots in 33 minutes in the 1–0 loss to Gotham FC. Her impending free agency created much discussion, including questioning of the league's
salary cap, and NWSL commissioner
Jessica Berman said: "We want Trinity in our league and we will fight for her".
2026 On January 22, 2026, it was reported that the Washington Spirit had re-signed Rodman on a three-year contract, with an annual salary of over $2 million, reportedly making her "the highest-paid player in league history and the highest-paid female player in the world". ==International career==