Aria Nagai
Utah Royals FC · Defensive midfielder · Off-Ball Runner
Defensive midfielder2025 seasonUSAage None649 min5 ft 3 inOff-Ball Runner
The shape of Aria's game is unusually clear: 93rd percentile for carrying, 4th for shooting, now None and at the stable part of the curve.
-0.039
goals added / 96
41st
percentile in position
-0.033
2027 projection
$83,797
cap-implied wage, 2025
$82,415
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in carrying, discipline. Below the 35th in shooting.
Style metrics2025 season
| Share of team touches | 4.6% |
| Average pass distance | 18.8 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 5.5 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 24.8% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.15 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.44 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.003 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.018 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.003 |
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 | 0.41 |
| Share of base cap | 2.5% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$1,383 |
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.
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Rodríguez | DM | KC | 2025 | 31.7 | -0.043 |
| Macey Hodge | DM | LA | 2025 | 24.2 | -0.101 |
| Nikki Stanton | DM | CHI | 2019 | 28.7 | -0.100 |
| Freja Olofsson | DM | LOU | 2022 | 24.1 | -0.051 |
| Danielle Colaprico | DM | SD | 2023 | 30.2 | -0.065 |
| Dani Weatherholt | CM | ORL | 2019 | 25.3 | -0.088 |
| Julia Bianchi | DM | CHI | 2024 | 26.7 | -0.084 |
| Madison Pogarch | FB | UTA | 2025 | 27.7 | -0.077 |