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| |position = {{wp|Winger}} | | |position = {{wp|Winger}} |
| |currentclub = {{wp|Manchester City}} | | |currentclub = {{wp|LA Galaxy}} |
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| |youthyears1 = 2007 - 2016 | | |youthyears1 = 2007 - 2016 |
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| |years1 = 2016 - 2022 | | |years1 = 2016 - 2019 |
| |clubs1 = {{wp|Manchester City}} | | |clubs1 = {{wp|LA Galaxy}} |
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| |goals1 = 186 | | |goals1 = 75 |
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| '''Charles Dennis Henry Rodman''' (born 15 April 1994) is an {{wp|American}} professional soccer player whom currently plays as a {{wp|winger}} for the {{wp|Bundesliga}} club, {{wp|FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich}}. Known for his aggressiveness, speed, and dribbling ability, Rodman is considered to be one of the best and most prolific wingers in the world. Among fans and supporters, Rodman is popularly known as the "Black Eagle", a nickname he came to adopt himself, and which was heavily inspired by the popular "Black Mamba" nickname used by the late {{wp|American}} professional basketball player, {{wp|Kobe Bryant}}. Moreover, due to his black ancestry and his position as a winger at {{wp|Manchester City}}, Rodman was also a subject of intense comparison between himself and former {{wp|Jamaican}}-born teammate, {{wp|Raheem Sterling}}, whom played as a winger for the club as well from 2015 to 2022 before eventually departing for {{wp|Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea}}. | | '''Charles Dennis Henry Rodman''' (born 15 April 1994) is an {{wp|American}} professional soccer player whom currently plays as a {{wp|winger}} for {{wp|Major League Soccer}} club {{wp|Inter Miami CF}}. The son of former {{wp|American}} professional basketball player {{wp|Dennis Rodman}}, he was an academy graduate of {{wp|LA Galaxy}}, with whom he won the {{wp|MLS Cup}} in his debut season, which he followed up with a {{wp|U.S. Open Cup}} win in 2017. Eventually, in 2020, amidst a decline in club fortunes, Rodman signed for {{wp|Inter Miami CF}}. |
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| The son of former {{wp|American}} professional basketball player, {{wp|Dennis Rodman}} and {{wp|British}} royal, [[Catherine, Princess Royal]], Rodman initially envisioned a career in {{wp|basketball}}, thereby following in the footsteps of his relatively famous and successful {{wp|Dennis Rodman|father}}, but ultimately switched course towards association football, having been reportedly inspired by the historic success of the {{wp|United States men's national soccer team|United States men's national team}} at the {{wp|2002 FIFA World Cup}}. To that end, in 2007, Rodman started off as a youth prospect at the {{wp|Manchester City}} academy, where he would remain for roughly a decade or so before eventually gaining promotion to the senior team for {{wp|Manchester City}}, with whom he has since been a regular starter for, including for the 2018-19 season, in which the club became the second {{wp|Premier League}} side to achieve a domestic treble after {{wp|Manchester United}} in the 2008-09 season. With 316 goals scored across all competition, Rodman is the club's all-time top goalscorer, as well as its leading player in terms of {{wp|Premier League Golden Boot}} awards won, with Rodman so far having won six consecutive {{wp|Premier League Golden Boot|Golden Boots}}, as well as one {{wp|European Golden Shoe}} and {{wp|Ballon d'Or}} awards. Following the end of the 2021-22 {{wp|Premier League}} season, Rodman departed {{wp|Manchester City}} for {{wp|FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich}}, with whom he signed a $55 million four-year-long contract.
| | Since 2018, Rodman has represented the {{wp|United States}}, with whom he won the {{wp|2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup}} and the {{wp|2021 CONCACAF Nations League}}. In addition, he also represented the {{wp|United States}} at the {{wp|2022 FIFA World Cup}}, where they were eliminated in the group stages. |
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| On the international level, Rodman represents the {{wp|United States men's national soccer team|United States}}, with whom he won the {{wp|2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League}} and the {{wp|2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}. Then, in 2022, Rodman made his {{wp|World Cup}} debut for the national team at the {{wp|2022 FIFA World Cup}} in {{wp|Qatar}}, which saw the {{wp|United States}} exit the tournament in the round of 16 following a 1-3 loss to {{wp|Senegal}}.
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| ==Early Life== | | ==Early Life== |
| Born on 15 April 1994, Charles Rodman was the only son of the former {{wp|American}} professional basketball player, {{wp|Dennis Rodman}} and the {{wp|British}} royal, [[Catherine, Princess Royal]]. Born as a result of a short-term romantic affair between his parents, Rodman initially grew up for roughly a year under his [[Catherine, Princess Royal|mother]]'s care, until issues surrounding his parents' relationship compelled the latter to leave her son with her {{wp|Dennis Rodman|former partner}}. Following that, for the next few years or so, Rodman was otherwise raised single-handedly by his {{wp|Dennis Rodman|father}} until in April 1999, when following a breakdown in the marriage between his {{wp|Dennis Rodman|father}} and the {{wp|American}} model, {{wp|Carmen Electra}}, the younger Rodman was sent to live with his stepmother, whom duly took the five-year-old Rodman under her care. Meanwhile, through his {{wp|Dennis Rodman|father}}, Rodman is the half-brother of the {{wp|American}} college basketball player, {{wp|DJ Rodman}} and the {{wp|American}} professional soccer player, {{wp|Trinity Rodman}}. On the other hand, through his [[Catherine, Princess Royal|mother]], he is also a first cousin of the {{wp|United Kingdom}}'s [[Alexandra of the United Kingdom and of the Netherlands|Queen Alexandra]], former professional football player and manager, [[William Smith]], and the {{wp|British}} {{wp|Olympic}} swimmer, [[Princess Mary, Duchess of Sussex]]. | | Born on 15 April 1994, Charles Rodman was the only son of the former {{wp|American}} professional basketball player {{wp|Dennis Rodman}} and the {{wp|British}} royal [[Catherine, Princess Royal]]. Born as a result of a short-term romantic affair between his parents, Rodman initially grew up for roughly a year under his [[Catherine, Princess Royal|mother]]'s care, until issues surrounding his parents' relationship compelled the latter to leave her son with her {{wp|Dennis Rodman|former partner}}. Following that, for the next few years or so, Rodman was otherwise raised single-handedly by his {{wp|Dennis Rodman|father}} until in April 1999, when following a breakdown in the marriage between his {{wp|Dennis Rodman|father}} and the {{wp|American}} model, {{wp|Carmen Electra}}, the younger Rodman was sent to live with his stepmother who duly took the five-year-old Rodman under her care. Meanwhile, through his {{wp|Dennis Rodman|father}}, Rodman is the half-brother of the {{wp|American}} college basketball player {{wp|DJ Rodman}} and the {{wp|American}} professional soccer player {{wp|Trinity Rodman}}. On the other hand, through his [[Catherine, Princess Royal|mother]], he is also a first cousin of the {{wp|United Kingdom}}'s [[Alexandra of the United Kingdom and of the Netherlands|Queen Alexandra]], former professional football player and manager [[William Smith]], and {{wp|English}} professional footballer [[Prince Richard of Hanover|Prince Richard]] who currently plays for {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}}. |
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| ==Career== | | ==Club Career== |
| ===Manchester City=== | | ===LA Galaxy=== |
| In 2007, a thirteen-year-old Rodman, hoping to make a start in the {{wp|Premier League}}, joined {{wp|Manchester City}}'s youth academy, where he would remain there for the next nine years or so, during which he showed considerable proficiency as a footballer, while also becoming known for his considerable pace, as well as his aggressiveness on the pitch, qualities that quickly landed him in the eyes of the club's administrators.
| | At the start of the 2016 season, Rodman was promoted to the senior team from the academy ranks following an almost nine-year period. Shortly afterwards, on March 6th, in the very first match that season, Rodman scored a brace to mark a dominant 6-1 win over {{wp|D.C. United}} with his second goal coming rather quickly at just the 28th minute to immediately offset an initial 5th-minute goal from {{wp|D.C. United}}'s {{wp|Lamar Neagle}}. Then, on March 19th, Rodman scored his second goal for {{wp|LA Galaxy}} in the 72nd minute in a 4-1 win over {{wp|San Jose Earthquakes}}. Impressing further, after several matches that followed, Rodman scored his first-ever hat-trick in a 4-1 win over {{wp|Portland Timbers}}, a feat that he later replicated in a similar 4-1 win over {{wp|Sporting Kansas City}}. A third hat-trick came not long afterward in a 4-1 win over {{wp|San Jose Earthquakes}} on May 22nd, which he followed up on afterward with two consecutive braces against {{wp|Houston Dynamo}} and {{wp|Portland Timbers}} whom fell 3-0 and 4-1 to {{wp|LA Galaxy}} respectively. Soon enough, upon qualifying for the ensuing playoff rounds, Rodman made his mark once more by scoring a hat-trick in the second leg of the semi-finals against {{wp|Colorado Rapids}}, allowing the club to eventually reach the {{wp|MLS Cup}} final in his debut season where they subsequently defeated {{wp|Toronto FC}} 4-1. In the meantime, the club's journey in the {{wp|CONCACAF Champions League}} was otherwise cut short in the quarter-finals where despite a hat-trick from Rodman himself in the second leg of the quarter-finals against {{wp|Santos Laguna}}, the club otherwise met defeat in a narrow 3-4 loss at the hands of their {{wp|Mexican}} opponents. Nonetheless, Rodman himself marked a rather impressive debut for his club, scoring 20 goals in 25 appearances to become {{wp|LA Galaxy}}'s leading goalscorer that season |
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| Eventually, in 2016, a now twenty-two-year-old Rodman finally gained his promotion to the {{wp|Manchester City}} senior team. Soon enough, on 13 August 2016, Rodman made his debut as a substitute in the opening match of the 2016-17 season against {{wp|SAFC|Sunderland}}, in which he memorably scored a late goal in the 91st minute to complete a 3-1 rout of their opponents. Following this, it was not long until Rodman, whom was then included in the starting lineup in the match against {{wp|West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United}}, where he would score his first hat-trick for {{wp|Manchester City}}, with his hat-trick itself adding onto the three other goals by his teammates to establish a dominant 6-1 win over their opponents. Then, in another instance, on 2 October 2016, Rodman's double goals in an away match against {{wp|THFC|Tottenham Hotspur}} proved vital in avoiding an initial 0-2 defeat at the hands of their opponents, whom as a result, were forced to settle for a draw rather than an outright win. A few further matches followed, and this time, in a home match against {{wp|Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough}}, Rodman quickly netted his second hat-trick for the club, which for the match itself, proved more than enough to break the initial 1-1 deadlock, after a 43rd-minute goal by teammate, {{wp|Sergio Agüero}} was evened out by a late 91st-minute goal from {{wp|Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough}} midfielder, {{wp|Marten de Roon}}, whose consolation goal otherwise proved not enough to overcome the huge {{wp|Manchester City}} lead. By the end of it, with 31 goals scored across 30 league matches Rodman was featured in, he had quickly established himself as the leading club goalscorer for the season, while also winning his first {{wp|Premier League Golden Boot}} award for himself as the league's leading goalscorer of the season. In the meantime, despite a promising start in the {{wp|FA Cup}}, in which he scored a hat-trick in his first match for the competition to complete an 8-0 rout of {{wp|West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United}}, the club itself ultimately fell short of winning the competition as a result of a narrow 2-1 loss to {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}}, while in the {{wp|EFL Cup}}, Rodman, despite scoring two consecutive hat-tricks to deal a 5-1 and a 3-1 blow to {{wp|Swansea City}} and {{wp|Manchester United}} respectively, saw his club exit the competition following a narrow 0-1 loss to {{wp|West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United}}. Meanwhile, in the {{wp|UEFA Champions League}}, the club also met a devastating fate, where they lost to {{wp|Ligue 1}} club, {{wp|AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco}} 6-6 by virtue of the away goals rule.
| | In the following season, despite another complimentary performance that saw Rodman score 22 goals in 27 appearances, {{wp|LA Galaxy}} otherwise failed to qualify for the playoffs although this was soon compensated with a {{wp|U.S. Open Cup}} in which Rodman notably scored a hat-trick in the quarter-finals to mark a surprise 5-3 win over {{wp|San Jose Earthquakes}}, allowing {{wp|LA Galaxy}} to then defeat {{wp|Sporting Kansas City}} 1-0 in the semi-finals and later {{wp|New York Red Bulls}} 2-0 in the finals. Following this, in 2018, a year that saw renowned {{wp|Swedish}} footballer {{wp|Zlatan Ibrahimović}} arrive at the club, {{wp|LA Galaxy}} was otherwise able to qualify for the playoffs although they were soon eliminated 1-0 in the quarter-finals at the hands of derby rivals {{wp|Los Angeles FC}}. Similarly, the club's journey at the {{wp|CONCACAF Champions League}} was also cut short where following a narrow 4-3 win over {{wp|Panamanian}} club {{wp|Tauro F.C.|Tauro}}, the club was otherwise defeated 3-4 by {{wp|Mexican}} side {{wp|Club América}}. |
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| In the following 2017-18 season, Rodman, as a regular starter for {{wp|Manchester City}}, proved to be an essential player for the club when, following a long streak of victories against their opponents in the domestic league, {{wp|Manchester City}} was almost dealt their first defeat in the league in an away match against {{wp|Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool}}, but which proved not to be the case after Rodman scored a brace in the last fifteen minutes of the match to overturn the match and award his club a narrow 5-4 victory. Then, a similar situation would arise in a home match against {{wp|Manchester United}}, where after defender, {{wp|Chris Smalling}} scored a 69th-minute goal to break the 2-2 deadlock and initially award his club a narrow 3-2 lead, {{wp|Manchester City}} once more looked certain for their first and only defeat in the league, before a Rodman hat-trick in the following minutes saw the club ultimately trounce their {{wp|Manchester}} derby rivals with a final 5-3 victory, thereby ensuring that the club would enjoy an unbroken streak of victories throughout the entire season with zero defeats in the process. In the meantime, although the club went on to win the {{wp|EFL Cup}} once more, they were otherwise eliminated in the fifth round of the {{wp|FA Cup}} following a shock 0-1 defeat to {{wp|Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic}}. Furthermore, the club also suffered another devastating loss in the {{wp|UEFA Champions League}}, where after easily dominating their group stage opponents, the club, despite a hat-trick by Rodman himself in the first leg of the quarter-finals to tie rivals, {{wp|Liverpool}}, was narrowly eliminated via a 4-5 aggregate, after the latter managed two goals to {{wp|Manchester City}}'s one in the second leg to ultimately overcome their opponents. | | In 2019, Rodman's last season with {{wp|LA Galaxy}}, the club once more qualified for the playoff rounds but they were otherwise defeated yet again by derby rivals {{wp|Los Angeles FC}} 3-5 in the conference semi-finals. Meanwhile, in the {{wp|U.S. Open Cup}}, despite an initial 3-0 win over {{wp|Orange County FC}} in the fourth round, a heavy 4-0 defeat to {{wp|Portland Timbers}} in the round of 16 saw them unable to progress further and therefore having their journey cut short. In another instance, despite Rodman himself then scoring a decisive tiebreaking brace against {{wp|Club Tijuana}} in the quarter-finals, the club ultimately met defeat in the semi-finals at the hands of {{wp|Cruz Azul}}. In the meantime, Rodman himself suffered a sudden decline in form, scoring only 12 goals in 17 appearances, a factor that reportedly led him to soon depart {{wp|LA Galaxy}} for the newly-founded {{wp|Inter Miami CF}}, a new {{wp|Major League Soccer}} club founded by former {{wp|England}} international {{wp|David Beckham}}. Despite this, with 75 goals scored in 89 appearances, Rodman finished as the club's fourth leading goalscorer in {{wp|Major League Soccer}} ahead of {{wp|Cobi Jones}} in fifth with 70 goals and behind {{wp|Robbie Keane}} in third with 83 goals. |
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| However, despite the setback, Rodman was later part of the {{wp|Manchester City}} squad that famously recorded a domestic treble, becoming the second {{wp|Premier League}} club after {{wp|Manchester United}} to do so, during which he also won his third consecutive {{wp|Premier League Golden Boot}} award. Separately, in the {{wp|UEFA Champions League}}, following a 9-4 victory over {{wp|THFC|Tottenham Hotspur}} in the quarter-finals and a similarly large 8-1 victory over {{wp|AFC Ajax|Ajax}} in the semi-finals, the club once more failed to secure their first ever title in the tournament, with {{wp|Premier League}} rivals, {{wp|Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool}} narrowly beating them 4-3 via penalty shootouts following a 1-1 tie after extra time. Then, in the following season, despite Rodman himself winning yet another {{wp|Premier League Golden Boot}} with 33 goals scored across 27 appearances, {{wp|Manchester City}} failed to defend their {{wp|Premier League}} title against rivals, {{wp|Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool}}, whom came up just one point short of the 100-point mark, whilst still winning the league itself outright. Meanwhile, despite a 0-2 loss to {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}} in the {{wp|FA Cup}} semi-finals, {{wp|Manchester City}} emerged victorious in the {{wp|EFL Cup}}, while once more seeing themselves eliminated from the {{wp|UEFA Champions League}} via a 1-3 defeat to {{wp|Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon}}.
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| In his penultimate season with {{wp|Manchester City}}, Rodman once more won the {{wp|Premier League}}, during which he scored a total of 31 goals across 32 appearances, averaging at about one goal per game. In the meantime, Rodman also proved instrumental in saving his club from a narrow defeat to {{wp|Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea}} in the semi-finals of the {{wp|FA Cup}}, where a hat-trick by the striker proved more than enough to overturn a 0-1 deficit. However, in the subsequent final match with {{wp|Leicester City}}, the club was dramatically defeated 8-9 in a grueling penalty shootout after both sides were initially tied 1-1 by the end of the match. Similarly, in the {{wp|UEFA Champions League}}, after the club managed to reach the finals for the second time, thanks to a dominant victory over {{wp|Paris Saint-Germain}} in the semi-finals, they were once more denied the title after a lone 42nd-minute goal by midfielder, {{wp|Kai Havertz}} saw {{wp|Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea}} win the tournament instead under the management of their newly-appointed head coach, {{wp|Thomas Tuchel}}. Soon enough, it was around this time that several media outlets begin to report feelings of discontent by Rodman at the club, which was said to have been primarily caused by the club's continued failures in the {{wp|UEFA Champions League}}, which otherwise stood in stark contrast to their relatively dominant position in the domestic league.
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| Despite such rumours, Rodman continued to play for {{wp|Manchester City}} for the 2021-22 season, which would also be his last with the club. For this, Rodman would go on to win his last {{wp|Premier League}} title with {{wp|Manchester City}}, which for that season, would also be his last overall with the club, as {{wp|Manchester City}} subsequently found itself eliminated by {{wp|Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool}} in the semi-finals of the {{wp|FA Cup}}, {{wp|THFC|Tottenham Hotspur}} in the quarter-finals of the {{wp|EFL Cup}}, and lastly, by rivals, {{wp|Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool}} in the {{wp|UEFA Champions League}} where upon narrowly advancing to the finals following a dramatic 8-7 victory via penalty shootouts over {{wp|Real Madrid}}, {{wp|Manchester City}} failed once again to secure the title thanks to a narrow 1-2 defeat, in which midfielder, {{wp|Fabinho (footballer, born 1993)|Fabinho}} scored two goals to win the tournament for {{wp|Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool}} while a consolation goal by defender, {{wp|Kyle Walker}} in the 84th minute proved unable to avoid yet another defeat for {{wp|Manchester City}}.
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| Almost immediately, Rodman's deliberate avoidance of the journalists hoping for a post-match interview with the striker, quickly sparked controversy in the media, with the {{wp|English}} pundit and former footballer, {{wp|Gary Neville}} speculating that the {{wp|Manchester City}} forward had "reached his boiling point", and suggested that it was "very likely" that the latter would be seeking to leave the club in order to, according to {{wp|Gary Neville|Neville}}, "find a team that can reliably win the {{wp|UEFA Champions League}}". In the end, rumours of Rodman's much-anticipated and speculated departure became a reality when on 6 June 2022, Rodman posted a blunt message to his {{wp|Instagram}} account that read "Officially out and about", which many took to believe as a confirmation of his departure from the {{wp|Premier League}} club, which his agent, {{wp|Ashton Lee}} promptly confirmed, stating that Rodman was "looking for a new adventure in his ever colorful football life".
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| On 20 June 2022, amidst rumours of Rodman's new potential club, it was announced that the striker had signed a $55 million contract with {{wp|Bundesliga}} giants, {{wp|FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich}}, which would see him last for approximately four years with the club. Soon enough, on 5 August, Rodman made his debut for his new club in an away match against {{wp|Eintracht Frankfurt}}, where he scored a single goal in the 89th minute to add to a dominant 6-0 victory over their opponents. Then, on 30 September, Rodman proceeded to score his first brace for the club, with Rodman's two goals further adding onto a 4-0 victory over {{wp|Bayer Leverkusen}}. Soon enough, in the following match against rivals, {{wp|Borussia Dortmund}}, amidst a 2-2 deadlock with the latter, Rodman scored his first hat-trick for {{wp|FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich}}, allowing the club to record a dominant 5-2 win over their longtime rivals. Then, in November, Rodman further established his reputation at the club by scoring two separate hat-tricks in a row in away matches against {{wp|SV Werder Bremen}} and {{wp|FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04}} respectively.
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| In the meantime, Rodman also scored his first goal for the club in the annual {{wp|DFB-Pokal}} tournament, that being in a victorious 6-2 away match against {{wp|FC Augsburg}} in the fifth round, and also his first for the club in the {{wp|UEFA Champions League}}, which he did so in a 4-0 win over {{wp|Inter Milan}}. Following that, Rodman also recorded a hat-trick in a home group stage match against {{wp|Barcelona}}, and another in a home match against the {{wp|Czech}} football club, {{wp|FC Viktoria Plzeň|Viktoria Plzeň}}, thereby easily securing the club's qualification to the knockout stages where they faced {{wp|Ligue 1}} giants, {{wp|Paris Saint-Germain}} in the round of 16, where the {{wp|Bundesliga}} club swiftly eliminated the {{wp|Parisians}} through a 3-0 win by aggregate to progress to the subsequent stages.
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| ===United States men's national team=== | | ===United States men's national team=== |
| On 28 January 2018, Rodman made his debut for the {{wp|United States men's national soccer team}} in a friendly match against {{wp|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}, which ultimately ended in a 0-0 draw. However, it was not long until in the following friendly match against {{wp|Paraguay}}, Rodman soon made his mark on the national team when he proceeded to score his first two goals for his country, completing a 3-0 rout of their {{wp|Paraguayan}} opponents. Following this, on 20 November 2018, in a friendly match against {{wp|Italy}}, where the {{wp|United States}} initially looked set for a 0-1 defeat, Rodman proceeded to score his first hat-trick for the {{wp|United States}}, effectively overturning the results of the match, while also further strengthening his reputation among fans and supporters of the national team. Then, in the following year, Rodman participated in his first official tournament for the {{wp|United States}}, that being the {{wp|2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}, where early on, in the first group stage match against {{wp|Guyana}}, Rodman proceeded to score another hat-trick for the {{wp|United States}}. A consistent streak of victories against their opponents subsequently followed but initial aspirations of winning the tournament were ultimately quashed when the {{wp|United States}} suffered a narrow 0-1 loss to {{wp|Mexico}} in the finals, whose winning goal came in the 73rd minute from midfielder, {{wp|Jonathan dos Santos}}.
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| Despite this setback, roughly two years later, Rodman would soon find his first major success with the {{wp|United States}} where in the {{wp|2019-20 CONCACAF Nations League}} tournament, the {{wp|United States}}, following up on a 3-0 victory over {{wp|Honduras}} in the semi-finals, then successfully dealt a crushing 5-2 victory over {{wp|Mexico}} to win the tournament outright. In that same year, Rodman also added to the initial triumph by winning the {{wp|2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}, where they also dealt a defeat to neighbouring {{wp|Mexico}} to win the tournament as well. Then, in 2022, Rodman, having now served his national team for roughly four years long, participated in his first {{wp|World Cup}} tournament at the {{wp|2022 FIFA World Cup}} in {{wp|Qatar}}, where Rodman, as a regular starter for the {{wp|United States}}, quickly proved himself to be a worthy component of the national team where in the following group stage matches, despite scoring no goals in an ultimately goalless match against {{wp|Iran}}, Rodman contributed two goals to his side to deliver a narrow 4-3 victory against {{wp|Austria}}, and another two goals against {{wp|England}}, although the latter ultimately prevailed through a hat-trick by {{wp|England}} midfielder and Rodman's own cousin, [[Prince Richard of Hanover|Prince Richard]]. Nonetheless, thanks to a superior goal difference against {{wp|Austria}}, the {{wp|United States}} successfully qualified for the knockout stages where their journey at the tournament was promptly cut short by a 0-1 defeat to {{wp|Senegal}}, whose winning goal came at the 62nd minute by winger, {{wp|Ismaïla Sarr}}. In the end, {{wp|Senegal}} subsequently fell 1-3 to {{wp|Argentina}} in the quarter-finals, with {{wp|Argentina}} themselves eventually losing to {{wp|England}} 2-4 via penalties in the finals after both sides were tied 0-0 after extra time.
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| ==Personal Life== | | ==Personal Life== |
| In stark contrast to his {{wp|Dennis Rodman|father}}, Rodman has mostly lived a relatively private and secluded life, preferring not to position himself in the public spotlight as the former had done in the past. Nonetheless, in 2018, it was reported that Rodman had begun a relationship with the {{wp|English}} actress and swimwear designer, {{wp|Kimberley Garner}}, whom later gave birth to a daughter, Elizabeth, on 5 October 2020.
| | Through either side of his parents, Rodman is related to at least one sportsperson where for instance, on his {{wp|Dennis Rodman|father}}'s side, he is the half-brother of college basketball player {{wp|DJ Rodman|DJ}} and soccer player {{wp|Trinity Rodman|Trinity}}. On the other hand, through his [[Catherine, Princess Royal|mother]], he is related to former professional footballer and manager [[William Smith]] and {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}} player [[Prince Richard of Hanover|Prince Richard]]. |
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| During a 2019 interview with {{wp|Sky Sports}}, Rodman revealed that despite his current allegiance to {{wp|Manchester City}}, he had actually grown up as a "huge fan" of rivals, {{wp|Manchester United}}. However, despite his childhood passion for the club, Rodman said that he ultimately decided against joining it as a senior player himself, stating, ''"In the end, no matter how well I might do at the club, the media will always be talking about [[William Smith]], especially on how he did much better at the club and how he is probably a much better player than I am for the club itself, which is something that I wanted to avoid from the start so that I can go and forge my own legacy as a footballer, and not just live under someone else's shadow"''.
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| In addition to being the son of former {{wp|American}} professional basketball player, {{wp|Dennis Rodman}}, Rodman is also the half-brother of {{wp|Trinity Rodman}}, whom otherwise represents the {{wp|United States women's national soccer team}}.
| | Beginning in November 2018, Rodman has been in a relationship with {{wp|British}} model |
| | {{wp|Alexina Graham}}. In April 2020, the couple welcomed a son {{wp|Sam Rodman|Sam}}. |
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| ==Honours== | | ==Honours== |
| '''Manchester City''' | | '''LA Galaxy''' |
| *'''Premier League''': 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22 | | * '''U.S. Open Cup''': 2017 |
| *'''FA Cup''': 2018-19 | | * '''MLS Cup''': 2016 |
| *'''EFL Cup''': 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
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| *'''Community Shield''': 2018-19, 2019-20
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| *'''DFL-Supercup''': 2022-23
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| '''United States''' | | '''Inter Miami CF''' |
| *'''CONCACAF Nations League''': 2019-20
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Charles Dennis Henry Rodman (born 15 April 1994) is an American professional soccer player whom currently plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF. The son of former American professional basketball player Dennis Rodman, he was an academy graduate of LA Galaxy, with whom he won the MLS Cup in his debut season, which he followed up with a U.S. Open Cup win in 2017. Eventually, in 2020, amidst a decline in club fortunes, Rodman signed for Inter Miami CF.
Since 2018, Rodman has represented the United States, with whom he won the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League. In addition, he also represented the United States at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stages.
Early Life
Born on 15 April 1994, Charles Rodman was the only son of the former American professional basketball player Dennis Rodman and the British royal Catherine, Princess Royal. Born as a result of a short-term romantic affair between his parents, Rodman initially grew up for roughly a year under his mother's care, until issues surrounding his parents' relationship compelled the latter to leave her son with her former partner. Following that, for the next few years or so, Rodman was otherwise raised single-handedly by his father until in April 1999, when following a breakdown in the marriage between his father and the American model, Carmen Electra, the younger Rodman was sent to live with his stepmother who duly took the five-year-old Rodman under her care. Meanwhile, through his father, Rodman is the half-brother of the American college basketball player DJ Rodman and the American professional soccer player Trinity Rodman. On the other hand, through his mother, he is also a first cousin of the United Kingdom's Queen Alexandra, former professional football player and manager William Smith, and English professional footballer Prince Richard who currently plays for Arsenal.
Club Career
LA Galaxy
At the start of the 2016 season, Rodman was promoted to the senior team from the academy ranks following an almost nine-year period. Shortly afterwards, on March 6th, in the very first match that season, Rodman scored a brace to mark a dominant 6-1 win over D.C. United with his second goal coming rather quickly at just the 28th minute to immediately offset an initial 5th-minute goal from D.C. United's Lamar Neagle. Then, on March 19th, Rodman scored his second goal for LA Galaxy in the 72nd minute in a 4-1 win over San Jose Earthquakes. Impressing further, after several matches that followed, Rodman scored his first-ever hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Portland Timbers, a feat that he later replicated in a similar 4-1 win over Sporting Kansas City. A third hat-trick came not long afterward in a 4-1 win over San Jose Earthquakes on May 22nd, which he followed up on afterward with two consecutive braces against Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers whom fell 3-0 and 4-1 to LA Galaxy respectively. Soon enough, upon qualifying for the ensuing playoff rounds, Rodman made his mark once more by scoring a hat-trick in the second leg of the semi-finals against Colorado Rapids, allowing the club to eventually reach the MLS Cup final in his debut season where they subsequently defeated Toronto FC 4-1. In the meantime, the club's journey in the CONCACAF Champions League was otherwise cut short in the quarter-finals where despite a hat-trick from Rodman himself in the second leg of the quarter-finals against Santos Laguna, the club otherwise met defeat in a narrow 3-4 loss at the hands of their Mexican opponents. Nonetheless, Rodman himself marked a rather impressive debut for his club, scoring 20 goals in 25 appearances to become LA Galaxy's leading goalscorer that season
In the following season, despite another complimentary performance that saw Rodman score 22 goals in 27 appearances, LA Galaxy otherwise failed to qualify for the playoffs although this was soon compensated with a U.S. Open Cup in which Rodman notably scored a hat-trick in the quarter-finals to mark a surprise 5-3 win over San Jose Earthquakes, allowing LA Galaxy to then defeat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 in the semi-finals and later New York Red Bulls 2-0 in the finals. Following this, in 2018, a year that saw renowned Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović arrive at the club, LA Galaxy was otherwise able to qualify for the playoffs although they were soon eliminated 1-0 in the quarter-finals at the hands of derby rivals Los Angeles FC. Similarly, the club's journey at the CONCACAF Champions League was also cut short where following a narrow 4-3 win over Panamanian club Tauro, the club was otherwise defeated 3-4 by Mexican side Club América.
In 2019, Rodman's last season with LA Galaxy, the club once more qualified for the playoff rounds but they were otherwise defeated yet again by derby rivals Los Angeles FC 3-5 in the conference semi-finals. Meanwhile, in the U.S. Open Cup, despite an initial 3-0 win over Orange County FC in the fourth round, a heavy 4-0 defeat to Portland Timbers in the round of 16 saw them unable to progress further and therefore having their journey cut short. In another instance, despite Rodman himself then scoring a decisive tiebreaking brace against Club Tijuana in the quarter-finals, the club ultimately met defeat in the semi-finals at the hands of Cruz Azul. In the meantime, Rodman himself suffered a sudden decline in form, scoring only 12 goals in 17 appearances, a factor that reportedly led him to soon depart LA Galaxy for the newly-founded Inter Miami CF, a new Major League Soccer club founded by former England international David Beckham. Despite this, with 75 goals scored in 89 appearances, Rodman finished as the club's fourth leading goalscorer in Major League Soccer ahead of Cobi Jones in fifth with 70 goals and behind Robbie Keane in third with 83 goals.
Inter Miami CF
International Career
United States men's national team
Personal Life
Through either side of his parents, Rodman is related to at least one sportsperson where for instance, on his father's side, he is the half-brother of college basketball player DJ and soccer player Trinity. On the other hand, through his mother, he is related to former professional footballer and manager William Smith and Arsenal player Prince Richard.
Beginning in November 2018, Rodman has been in a relationship with British model
Alexina Graham. In April 2020, the couple welcomed a son Sam.
Honours
LA Galaxy
- U.S. Open Cup: 2017
- MLS Cup: 2016
Inter Miami CF
