USWNT Star Tierna Davidson on Injury, Joy, and Winning Gold

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Decorated defender Tierna Davidson might be both the youngest and wisest veteran on the USWNT

The Menlo Park, California native has been a fixture on the senior squad since 2018, picking up accolades during the team’s 2019 World Cup, 2021 Olympic bronze, and 2024 Olympic gold medal runs. Throughout her tenure, Davidson’s played under three different USWNT coaches — four counting two-time interim manager Twila Kilgore — underwent multiple roster and tactical shifts, fought her way back from serious injury, and witnessed a generation of her teammates pass the baton to a young and hungry new class. 

Given all that, it’s almost impossible to believe she’s only 25.

Olympic gold medalist and USWNT star Tierna Davidson speaks to reporters at a New York Raising Cane's restaurant
Fresh off her Gold Medal win with the USWNT, Davidson opened up about her Olympic journey. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for Raising Cane’s)

“[It] was so exciting to see all of these young players grow into themselves in this tournament and really express themselves on the field — to see the personalities, to see the styles of play, to see the chemistry building — when I was first on this team, I was just so focused on playing,” Davidson told reporters last week during a promotional appearance at Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers in New York. “Being a…

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