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The NWSL season is over for Gotham FC captain Tierna Davidson.Davidson, 26, who plays defense for Gotham FC suffered a torn ACL in her left knee during her team's match against the Houston Dash on Friday, March 28, and will be placed on the season-ending injury list, her team has announced."We are heartbroken for Tierna," said Yael Averbuch West, the general manager and head of soccer operations at Gotham FC. "Our club will do everything we can to support her through this recovery and rehabilitation process. We know she will come back stronger than ever."See on Instagram"In: Matching scars Out: my left ACL," Davidson posted on her Instagram today. "In all seriousness, I feel so fortunate to have the support of my family, teammates and club throughout this process. The beauty of life is its unpredictable nature. While I've found myself on the adverse side of this unpredictability at the moment, I know this experience will be another colorful chapter of my journey. I have no doubt this year will bring me unexpected joys despite this setback."Last year, with Davidson, Gotham FC finished third in the NWSL with 17 wins, five draws, and four losses. They lost in the league semifinals to the Washington Spirit in penalty kicks.In 65 appearances for the USWNT, she has 3 goals and seven assists, and won the 2019 Women's World Cup and a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.See on InstagramDavidson, who recently got married to her former Stanford teammate, Alison Jahansouz, is one of the few out players currently on the U.S. National Women's Team. She recently spoke about what it feels like to represent the U.S. right now when the LGBTBQ+ community is under such heavy attack from the current presidential administration."It's always such an honor to play for this team and to represent this country, but it's kind of hard to grapple with what country am I representing right now? Like am I proud of what our country's doing and who we are?" she told The Women's Game podcast. "And in times like this I think about that more, and how this team has been able to represent out community and been able to push for rights for many different minority groups. That is something that I take with me whenever I put this jersey on is the importance of someone being able to see me in this jersey and say, 'Oh, thats someone like me, and I can do that as well.' I want people to look at our team and say 'that is representative of America,' the queerness, the people of color, the strong women, that is what our country is about, and to be able to see that representation on this team is so important."