Clare Polkinghorne
Houston Dash · Centre-back · Ball-Winner
Centre-back2019 seasonAustraliaage 30.4882 min5 ft 7 inBall-Winner
Everything about Clare's profile points one way: 92nd percentile for shooting, 22nd for defensive disruption, at 30.4, where the curve turns against long contracts.
-0.016
goals added / 96
44th
percentile in position
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in shooting, discipline, receiving / positioning. Below the 35th in defensive disruption.
Style metrics2019 season
| Share of team touches | 9.7% |
| Average pass distance | 20.6 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 7.8 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 20.0% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.65 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.00 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.062 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.000 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.062 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | HOU | DM | 29.4 | 851 | -0.038 | 43 |
| 2019 | HOU | CB | 30.4 | 882 | -0.016 | 44 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paige Nielsen | CB | LA | 2023 | 29.7 | +0.009 |
| Erica Skroski | CB | NJY | 2019 | 25.4 | -0.018 |
| Emily Menges | CB | POR | 2018 | 25.9 | -0.054 |
| Naomi Girma | CB | SD | 2022 | 22.0 | +0.032 |
| Caitlin Cosme | CB | ORL | 2023 | 24.4 | -0.053 |
| Sarah Gorden | CB | LA | 2023 | 30.8 | +0.040 |
| Kelli Hubly | CB | POR | 2021 | 26.9 | -0.013 |
| Gina Lewandowski | CB | NJY | 2019 | 34.2 | -0.036 |