Ali Riley
Angel City FC · Full-back · Ball-Winner
Full-back2023 seasonNew Zealandage 35.71724 min5 ft 5 inBall-Winner
Ali does one thing better than almost anyone in the league: 90th percentile for receiving / positioning, 13th for carrying, and at 35.7 the arithmetic of a long deal gets harder.
-0.012
goals added / 96
52nd
percentile in position
-0.016
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in receiving / positioning, passing, shooting. Below the 35th in carrying, defensive disruption.
Style metrics2023 season
| Share of team touches | 8.2% |
| Average pass distance | 18.6 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 7.0 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 30.6% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.45 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.72 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.032 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.053 |
| Finishing vs expectation | +0.024 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
Career record
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ORL | FB | 33.7 | 2092 | -0.029 | 35 |
| 2022 | LA | FB | 34.7 | 2265 | -0.021 | 43 |
| 2023 | LA | FB | 35.7 | 1724 | -0.012 | 52 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Bowen | FB | KC | 2021 | 27.2 | -0.027 |
| Caprice Dydasco | FB | WAS | 2017 | 23.9 | -0.021 |
| Arin Wright | FB | CHI | 2021 | 28.5 | -0.024 |
| Celia Jiménez | FB | ORL | 2022 | 27.0 | +0.003 |
| Kate Del Fava | FB | KC | 2023 | 24.9 | +0.022 |
| Theresa Eslund | FB | SEA | 2018 | 31.9 | -0.004 |
| Madison Curry | FB | SEA | 2026 | 25.4 | -0.032 |
| Tegan McGrady | FB | POR | 2022 | 24.7 | +0.018 |