Alana Cook
Kansas City Current · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2025 seasonUSAage 28.2665 min5 ft 9 inDeep Builder
There is no ambiguity about what Alana is: 90th percentile for discipline, 16th for defensive disruption, at 28.2, squarely in her prime.
-0.038
goals added / 96
25th
percentile in position
-0.036
2027 projection
$75,006
cap-implied wage, 2025
$70,643
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in discipline. Below the 35th in defensive disruption.
Style metrics2025 season
| Share of team touches | 9.7% |
| Average pass distance | 24.2 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 8.4 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 13.3% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.14 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.00 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.005 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.000 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.005 |
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 | 0.31 |
| Share of base cap | 2.3% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$4,363 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SEA | CB | 24.2 | 1973 | -0.009 | 51 |
| 2022 | SEA | CB | 25.2 | 2579 | +0.005 | 62 |
| 2023 | SEA | CB | 26.2 | 2251 | +0.025 | 73 |
| 2024 | KC | CB | 27.2 | 2201 | -0.061 | 14 |
| 2025 | KC | CB | 28.2 | 665 | -0.038 | 25 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla Sharples | CB | KC | 2025 | 28.0 | +0.038 |
| Elizabeth Ball | CB | KC | 2026 | 30.7 | -0.014 |
| Savannah King | CB | LA | 2025 | 20.4 | -0.035 |
| Annaïg Butel | CB | WAS | 2024 | 32.4 | -0.048 |
| Abby Erceg | CB | LOU | 2024 | 34.6 | +0.010 |
| Megan Reid | CB | LA | 2024 | 28.0 | -0.007 |
| Emily Mason | CB | SEA | 2026 | 23.7 | +0.025 |
| Sam Hiatt | CB | POR | 2026 | 28.5 | +0.016 |