Bayley Feist
Kansas City Current · Defensive midfielder · Off-Ball Runner
Defensive midfielder2026 seasonUSAage 29.3803 min5 ft 7 inOff-Ball Runner
Bayley is an off-ball runner in the truest sense: 76th percentile for receiving / positioning, 8th for carrying, at 29.3, in the years where output is steadiest.
-0.061
goals added / 96
27th
percentile in position
-0.043
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in receiving / positioning, discipline. Below the 35th in carrying, defensive disruption.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 5.5% |
| Average pass distance | 16.9 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 3.5 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 25.4% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.84 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.60 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.068 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.076 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.068 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | WAS | CM | 22.3 | 529 | +0.188 | 98 |
| 2020 | WAS | CM | 23.3 | 779 | -0.016 | 53 |
| 2022 | WAS | DM | 25.3 | 1512 | -0.026 | 54 |
| 2024 | KC | DM | 27.3 | 735 | -0.003 | 73 |
| 2026 | KC | DM | 29.3 | 803 | -0.061 | 27 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Van Der Jagt | DM | SEA | 2022 | 23.0 | -0.019 |
| Lily Nabet | DM | LA | 2023 | 23.8 | -0.074 |
| Haley McCutcheon | CM | ORL | 2024 | 28.4 | -0.036 |
| Ellie Bravo-Young | FB | KC | 2024 | 22.5 | -0.061 |
| Isabella Briede | CM | SD | 2022 | 23.7 | -0.040 |
| Cate Hardin | DM | HOU | 2026 | 23.3 | -0.030 |
| Lisa Boattin | FB | HOU | 2026 | 29.2 | -0.093 |
| Marissa Sheva | CM | WAS | 2023 | 26.2 | -0.086 |