Imani Dorsey (left) defends during a Challenge Cup game earlier this year. (Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports)

CHICAGO – NJ/NY Gotham FC defender Imani Dorsey has been added to the training camp roster for the U.S. women’s national team’s two-game trip to Australia, it was announced Monday.

Dorsey was added to provide some more depth to the group of outside backs and brings the U.S. roster to 23 players.

The first match will take place at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 3 p.m. local time (Friday, Nov. 26 at 11 p.m. ET on FS2) and the second will be at the McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 8:05 p.m. local time (4:05 a.m. ET on ESPN).

U.S. head coach Vlatko Andonovski will choose 18 players to suit up for each of the matches.

The 25-year-old Dorsey was the 2018 NWSL rookie of the year for Sky Blue FC before the club’s rebrand. She played in 16 matches for Gotham FC this season. This is the second call-up for a full USWNT event for the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference offensive player of the year at Duke University. She did attend Andonovski’s first training camp in November 2019 and was also at the USWNT ID training camp in December 2019.

The roster includes the three most recent NWSL rookie of the year winners: Ashley Hatch (2017), Dorsey (2018) and Bethany Balcer (2019).

The roster

GOALKEEPERS (3): Bella Bixby (Portland Thorns FC; 0), Jane Campbell (Houston Dash; 7), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage; 0)

DEFENDERS (8): Alana Cook (OL Reign; 2/0), Abby Dahlkemper (Houston Dash; 77/0), Tierna Davidson (Chicago Red Stars; 43/1), Imani Dorsey (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 0/0), Emily Fox (Racing Louisville FC; 6/0), Sofia Huerta (OL Reign; 7/0), Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns FC; 197/0), Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit; 61/0)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns FC; 106/24), Rose Lavelle (OL Reign; 66/17), Catarina Macario (Olympique Lyon, FRA; 12/3), Kristie Mewis (Houston Dash; 31/4), Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit; 0/0), Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit; 20/2)

FORWARDS (6): Bethany Balcer (OL Reign; 0/0), Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit; 2/0), Margaret Purce (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 7/2), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC; 10/1), Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage; 43/13), Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns FC; 0/0)

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.