Imani Dorsey didn’t make her professional debut until June 8, halfway through the National Women’s Soccer League season. She was drafted six months earlier, having just completed an All-America-caliber senior season at Duke before learning fate had cast her with Sky Blue FC. Amid the New Jersey team’s offseason makeover, she stood to play a significant part.
Some of that was the nature to the team she was joining, one weakened by a number of offseason departures (Sam Kerr and Kelley O’Hara, the most prominent). Part of that, though, was the quality of Dorsey, herself. Versatile, with an attacking game that complements an all-around profile, the Maryland native came out of school without any weaknesses.