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Eva Gaetino added to USWNT roster for October window

U.S. women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes has filled out her roster for the remainder of the October international window.

Eva Gaetino has been added to the USWNT roster, taking the open spot left by Trinity Rodman’s withdraw from camp. Rodman withdrew from camp due to an injury and Hayes did not fill the spot ahead of Thursday’s 2-1 friendly loss to Portugal.

Gaetino was participating in a U.S. Under-23 women’s national team camp this week in Pennsylvania.

“This is the epitome of the value of the U-23 program,” said Hayes. “We have the U-23s training at the same site as the National Team, so we are easily able to call a player up and it’s important for the U-23s to know how much we value them. Eva is a player who has been in with the full team and in with the U-23s, but also out of both teams. No players’ journey is the same and certainly no one’s career takes a linear path.

“We gave Eva some pointed feedback over the past year, and she went back to her club, worked every day to get another chance at a call-up, and put into action things we wanted to see in her,” Hayes added. “She’s the most WNT-ready player in this U-23 camp so she’ll be a good addition to our training camp roster for the last week.”

Gaetino, 22, earned her lone USWNT cap against Argentina back in October 2024. She plays for Paris Saint-Germain at club level and previously was a standout defender at the University of Notre Dame.

The USWNT will seek revenge against Portugal on Sunday when the two nations square off at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. Hayes’ squad will then conclude their October window against New Zealand at CPKC in Kansas City, Missouri. on Oct. 29.

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