Claudia Zornoza
Utah Royals FC · Defensive midfielder · Metronome
Defensive midfielder2025 seasonSpainage 34.72261 min5 ft 5 inMetronome
Claudia does one thing better than almost anyone in the league: 84th percentile for discipline, 25th for defensive disruption, at 34.7, on the far side of the curve.
In plain EnglishTouches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
-0.026
goals added / 96
54th
percentile in position
-0.001
2027 projection
$197,479
cap-implied wage, 2025
$236,303
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in discipline, passing. Below the 35th in defensive disruption.
Style metrics2025 season
| Share of team touches | 10.4% |
| Average pass distance | 21.1 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 6.4 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 24.1% |
| Shots per 96 | 1.40 |
| Key passes per 96 | 1.06 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.035 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.100 |
| Finishing vs expectation | +0.007 |
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 | 1.74 |
| Share of base cap | 6.0% |
| Forward re-pricing | +$38,824 |
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.
Career record
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UTA | DM | 33.7 | 984 | +0.124 | 98 |
| 2025 | UTA | DM | 34.7 | 2261 | -0.026 | 54 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Bebar | DM | BAY | 2026 | 24.8 | -0.000 |
| Jess Fishlock | CM | SEA | 2017 | 30.5 | +0.103 |
| Angelina | DM | ORL | 2026 | 26.4 | -0.082 |
| Vanessa DiBernardo | CM | CHI | 2022 | 30.1 | +0.041 |
| Tori Huster | CM | WAS | 2021 | 31.8 | -0.007 |
| Sarah Woldmoe | DM | NJY | 2016 | 23.9 | -0.069 |
| Andi Sullivan | DM | WAS | 2021 | 25.5 | +0.045 |
| Rocky Rodríguez | DM | NJY | 2016 | 22.7 | -0.048 |