Elizabeth Ball
Kansas City Current · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2026 seasonUSAage 30.7938 min5 ft 6 inDeep Builder
Elizabeth does one thing better than almost anyone in the league: 88th percentile for carrying, 6th for discipline, at 30.7, on the far side of the curve.
-0.014
goals added / 96
47th
percentile in position
-0.026
2027 projection
$115,066
cap-implied wage, 2025
$117,924
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in carrying, passing. Below the 35th in discipline, receiving / positioning.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 9.9% |
| Average pass distance | 24.0 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 8.9 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 16.2% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.20 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.00 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.020 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.000 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.020 |
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 | 0.78 |
| Share of base cap | 3.5% |
| Forward re-pricing | +$2,858 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | POR | FB | 23.7 | 1210 | -0.025 | 39 |
| 2020 | UTA | CB | 24.7 | 790 | -0.014 | 46 |
| 2021 | KC | CB | 25.7 | 1501 | +0.034 | 80 |
| 2022 | KC | CB | 26.7 | 2663 | -0.072 | 10 |
| 2023 | KC | CB | 27.7 | 1546 | +0.034 | 79 |
| 2024 | KC | CB | 28.7 | 1440 | -0.048 | 20 |
| 2025 | KC | CB | 29.7 | 1609 | -0.037 | 28 |
| 2026 | KC | CB | 30.7 | 938 | -0.014 | 47 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Reid | CB | LA | 2024 | 28.0 | -0.007 |
| Annaïg Butel | CB | WAS | 2024 | 32.4 | -0.048 |
| Sam Hiatt | CB | POR | 2026 | 28.5 | +0.016 |
| Katie Lind | CB | HOU | 2020 | 26.4 | -0.057 |
| Savannah King | CB | LA | 2025 | 20.4 | -0.035 |
| Kayla Sharples | CB | KC | 2025 | 28.0 | +0.038 |
| Alana Cook | CB | KC | 2025 | 28.2 | -0.038 |
| Kaleigh Kurtz | CB | NC | 2025 | 30.8 | +0.044 |