Becky Sauerbrunn
Portland Thorns FC · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2024 seasonUSAage 39.12603 min5 ft 7 inDeep Builder
The shape of Becky's game is unusually clear: 88th percentile for carrying, at 39.1, on the far side of the curve.
In plain EnglishTouches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
+0.039
goals added / 96
83rd
percentile in position
+0.019
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in carrying, discipline, defensive disruption, passing.
Style metrics2024 season
| Share of team touches | 10.5% |
| Average pass distance | 20.6 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 7.0 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 16.0% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.30 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.22 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.027 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.029 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | KC | CB | 31.1 | 1358 | +0.002 | 60 |
| 2017 | KC | CB | 32.1 | 2148 | +0.040 | 84 |
| 2018 | UTA | CB | 33.1 | 1870 | +0.060 | 91 |
| 2019 | UTA | CB | 34.1 | 1358 | +0.067 | 93 |
| 2021 | POR | CB | 36.1 | 1842 | -0.002 | 56 |
| 2022 | POR | CB | 37.1 | 1634 | +0.043 | 86 |
| 2023 | POR | CB | 38.1 | 736 | -0.022 | 37 |
| 2024 | POR | CB | 39.1 | 2603 | +0.039 | 83 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arin Wright | CB | LOU | 2024 | 31.5 | -0.016 |
| Annaïg Butel | CB | WAS | 2024 | 32.4 | -0.048 |
| Sam Hiatt | CB | POR | 2026 | 28.5 | +0.016 |
| Esme Morgan | CB | WAS | 2025 | 24.7 | +0.048 |
| Kylie Nadaner | CB | ORL | 2024 | 32.3 | +0.059 |
| Kaleigh Riehl | CB | UTA | 2024 | 27.7 | +0.013 |
| Jess Carter | CB | NJY | 2026 | 28.7 | -0.108 |
| Meaghan Nally | CB | POR | 2022 | 24.0 | -0.052 |