Desiree Scott
Kansas City Current · Defensive midfielder · Off-Ball Runner
Defensive midfielder2022 seasonCanadaage 34.92594 min5 ft 3 inOff-Ball Runner
Desiree does one thing better than almost anyone in the league: 68th percentile for defensive disruption, 7th for shooting, at 34.9, where the curve turns against long contracts.
-0.058
goals added / 96
28th
percentile in position
-0.023
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in defensive disruption. Below the 35th in discipline, shooting, receiving / positioning.
Style metrics2022 season
| Share of team touches | 8.0% |
| Average pass distance | 16.2 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 3.8 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 22.7% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.22 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.30 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.007 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.026 |
| 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.
Career record
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | KC | DM | 28.9 | 1354 | -0.028 | 52 |
| 2017 | KC | DM | 29.9 | 1957 | -0.014 | 65 |
| 2018 | UTA | DM | 30.9 | 1966 | -0.044 | 38 |
| 2019 | UTA | DM | 31.9 | 1649 | +0.050 | 90 |
| 2021 | KC | DM | 33.9 | 1193 | -0.035 | 46 |
| 2022 | KC | DM | 34.9 | 2594 | -0.058 | 28 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maitane López | DM | CHI | 2025 | 30.3 | -0.083 |
| Dani Weatherholt | DM | LA | 2022 | 28.3 | -0.078 |
| Nealy Martin | DM | NJY | 2024 | 26.2 | -0.082 |
| Celeste Boureille | CM | POR | 2018 | 24.2 | -0.089 |
| Cassandra Bogere | DM | POR | 2026 | 21.0 | -0.035 |
| Anouk Denton | FB | BAY | 2026 | 23.1 | -0.051 |
| Kaitlyn Torpey | FB | POR | 2025 | 25.3 | -0.049 |
| Freja Olofsson | DM | LOU | 2022 | 24.1 | -0.051 |