NWSL Stat Sheet

Every player. Every club. Every era.

The record of the NWSL — 619 players across 11 seasons, every one measured, priced and put in context. Built for the fan who wants receipts and the front office that needs them.

The tier list
Every player, S to C. Start the argument.
The Best XI
The data's team of the season, on a pitch.
Superlatives
The Sniper, the Wall, the Architect — computed, not voted.
What she's worth
The cap, decoded — and every player priced.
Your club
Bay FC
BAY
Boston Legacy FC
BOS
Chicago Stars FC
CHI
Denver Summit FC
DEN
Houston Dash
HOU
Kansas City Current
KC
Angel City FC
LA
Racing Louisville FC
LOU
North Carolina Courage
NC
NJ/NY Gotham FC
NJY
Orlando Pride
ORL
Portland Thorns FC
POR
San Diego Wave FC
SD
Seattle Reign FC
SEA
Utah Royals FC
UTA
Washington Spirit
WAS
The style map

Every player in the league, placed by how she plays

46% of all style differences
← Builds from deepCreates and finishes →← Specialist, fewer touchesEverything runs through her →CREATORPROGRESSIVE FULL-BACKDEEP BUILDERBALL-WINNERMETRONOMEDIRECT THREATOFF-BALL RUNNERBOX FORWARDHayley RasoRacheal KundananjiCroix BethuneJordynn DudleyEugénie Le SommerSophia WilsonSam KerrTemwa ChawingaBarbra Banda
Left to right

How far up the pitch her job is. On the left, players who start attacks from deep with long passes. On the right, players who finish them — shots, chances created, work in the box.

Bottom to top

How much of the game runs through her. Near the bottom, specialists who touch the ball rarely but matter when they do. Near the top, the players their team cannot play without.

How to use it

Find a player you know, then look at who sits next to her — those are the league's closest matches for what she does. That is literally how the transfer shortlists on this site are built.

Nobody told the model where anyone plays. It was given only what players do — and centre-backs, full-backs, midfielders and forwards sorted themselves into these regions anyway. The eight labels are the roles it found; click one to see everybody who plays it.

The eight roles

What each style actually means

Off-Ball Runner
Does her work when she hasn't got the ball.
Pressing, closing down, dragging defenders out of position. Low touch counts, high effort — the least glamorous entry on this list.
Wide players and midfielders in high-pressing sides. · 109 players · e.g. Zoey Goralski, Samantha Smith
Box Forward
Lives on the last shoulder and finishes.
Barely touches the ball outside the box, then scores. Low involvement, high shot volume — a specialist.
Centre-forwards. · 97 players · e.g. Jessica McDonald, Bethany Bos
Direct Threat
Runs at defenders and shoots.
One-v-ones, drives infield, shots from anywhere. She beats people rather than combining with them.
Wingers and forwards. · 95 players · e.g. Temwa Chawinga, Barbra Banda
Ball-Winner
Breaks up the other team's attacks.
Tackles, interceptions and fouls. She ends possessions rather than starting them, and the ball leaves her quickly.
Full-backs and holding midfielders. · 92 players · e.g. Julie Ertz, Kristie Mewis
Metronome
Keeps the ball moving and the tempo steady.
Constant short, safe passes. She is the outlet when nothing else is on, and she almost never gives it away.
Deep and central midfielders. · 80 players · e.g. Bianca St. Georges, Morgan Gautrat
Deep Builder
Starts attacks from her own half.
Long diagonals out of defence, always available for the goalkeeper, rarely does anything risky near her own box.
Almost always a centre-back. · 79 players · e.g. Abby Erceg, Estelle Johnson
Progressive Full-Back
A defender who runs the attack down her flank.
Overlaps, crosses, and a huge share of her team's touches. She defends and creates in the same game.
Modern full-backs. · 39 players · e.g. Lindsey Heaps, Taylor Flint
Creator
The one everything goes through in the final third.
Through balls, key passes, dribbles into pockets. If her team scores a nice goal, she probably touched it two passes earlier.
Attacking midfielders and inverted wingers. · 28 players · e.g. Temwa Chawinga, Barbra Banda
Best in the league — g+/96
PlayerPosClubAgeg+/96Archetype
Temwa ChawingaWKC27.8+0.346Direct Threat
Croix BethuneAMKC25.3+0.340Creator
Barbra BandaSTORL26.3+0.311Direct Threat
Sophia WilsonSTPOR25.9+0.260Creator
Racheal KundananjiWBAY26.1+0.181Direct Threat
Jordynn DudleyWNJY21.6+0.165Direct Threat
Trinity RodmanWWAS24.1+0.156Creator
Gift MondaySTWAS23.6+0.152Direct Threat
Cece DelzerWUTA28.9+0.150Direct Threat
Claudia MartínezWWAS18.5+0.133Box Forward
Manaka MatsukuboCMNC21.9+0.120Creator
Olivia MoultrieAMPOR20.8+0.118Progressive Full-Back
Highest cap-implied wage
PlayerPosClubImpliedCap %
Temwa ChawingaWKC$891,95227.0%
Barbra BandaSTORL$604,03318.3%
Manaka MatsukuboCMNC$486,63914.8%
Gift MondaySTWAS$468,62214.2%
Sam CoffeyDMPOR$455,29213.8%
Kenza DaliDMSD$451,18213.7%
Olivia MoultrieAMPOR$425,05612.9%
Sam StaabCBCHI$416,69012.6%
Emma SearsWLOU$390,91711.8%
Racheal KundananjiWBAY$384,86111.7%
Rosemonde KouassiWWAS$374,48011.3%
LudmilaSTSD$372,70911.3%