Summit sign USWNT forward Yazmeen Ryan, midfielder Delanie Sheehan in deal with Dash
U. S. women’s national team forward Yazmeen Ryan and midfielder Delanie Sheehan have completed transfers to Denver Summit FC from the Houston Dash in a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) deal that could total as much as $1.
1 million, the teams announced Thursday. The Dash, who signed both players in December 2024, will receive $800,000 in intraleague transfer funds, $200,000 in expansion allocation funds and $150,000 in allocation funds from the Summit , which became the NWSL’s 16th team this season. The transaction includes up to $100,000 in conditional transfer fees that could total up to $1.
1 million for the Houston side. Ryan, a winger with 16 caps, two goals and three assists for the USWNT, and Sheehan, a midfielder who was drafted to the NWSL in 2021 from UCLA, are 2023 NWSL champions with Gotham FC. Sheehan transferred to the Dash as a free agent last December.
Later that month, they signed Ryan, who had requested a trade , for what was then a league transfer record of $400,000 in allocation funds. Gotham also sent Houston $80,000 in intraleague transfer funds as part of the deal. With the Dash, Ryan led the team in goals (four) and assists (three) along with Maggie Graham and Ryan Gareis, who departed the club during the offseason for the Chicago Stars.
Sheehan played in all 26 of the Dash’s games in 2025, starting 25 of them, and contributed two assists as Houston ended the season with a 10th-place finish. Ryan’s and Sheehan’s departures will leave noticeable gaps in Houston’s lineup — not only in the attack but also defensively. They registered 20 tackles each last season, and Sheehan led the team in key passes with 28.