Abby Dahlkemper
Bay FC · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2025 seasonUSAage 32.11340 min5 ft 7 inDeep Builder
The shape of Abby's game is unusually clear: 85th percentile for passing, 14th for defensive disruption, at 32.1, where the curve turns against long contracts.
In plain EnglishTouches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
-0.001
goals added / 96
57th
percentile in position
+0.016
2027 projection
$146,670
cap-implied wage, 2025
$159,889
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in passing, shooting, receiving / positioning. Below the 35th in defensive disruption.
Style metrics2025 season
| Share of team touches | 10.1% |
| Average pass distance | 25.2 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 12.5 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 22.6% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.57 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.29 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.035 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.023 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.035 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
Cap-implied valuepriced on 2025
| Goals above replacement | 1.15 |
| Share of base cap | 4.4% |
| Forward re-pricing | +$13,219 |
Cap-implied wage distributes the league's published 2025 wage pool in proportion to goals added above replacement. It is what the cap says she should command — the NWSL does not publish actual salaries.
Career record
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | WNY | CB | 23.1 | 2205 | -0.004 | 55 |
| 2017 | NC | CB | 24.1 | 2541 | +0.011 | 64 |
| 2018 | NC | CB | 25.1 | 2032 | +0.012 | 65 |
| 2019 | NC | CB | 26.1 | 1593 | +0.047 | 87 |
| 2020 | NC | CB | 27.1 | 804 | +0.025 | 73 |
| 2021 | HOU | CB | 28.1 | 789 | -0.036 | 29 |
| 2022 | SD | CB | 29.1 | 927 | +0.006 | 62 |
| 2023 | SD | CB | 30.1 | 660 | -0.043 | 22 |
| 2024 | BAY | CB | 31.1 | 2467 | +0.046 | 87 |
| 2025 | BAY | CB | 32.1 | 1340 | -0.001 | 57 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mônica | CB | ORL | 2016 | 29.2 | -0.042 |
| Malia Berkely | CB | HOU | 2025 | 27.4 | +0.043 |
| Rachel Corsie | CB | SEA | 2016 | 26.9 | +0.027 |
| Joelle Anderson | CB | BAY | 2025 | 26.7 | -0.057 |
| Eva Gaetino | CB | DEN | 2026 | 23.5 | -0.096 |
| Katie Lind | CB | HOU | 2020 | 26.4 | -0.057 |
| Kayla Sharples | CB | KC | 2025 | 28.0 | +0.038 |
| Jayden Perry | CB | POR | 2025 | 24.4 | -0.017 |