Ellie Bravo-Young
Kansas City Current · Full-back · Ball-Winner
Full-back2026 seasonUSAage 24.5760 minBall-Winner
The shape of Ellie's game is unusually clear: 64th percentile for carrying, 11th for receiving / positioning, now 24.5 and at the stable part of the curve.
-0.051
goals added / 96
17th
percentile in position
-0.035
2027 projection
$125,425
cap-implied wage, 2025
$98,509
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Below the 35th in receiving / positioning, shooting, passing, defensive disruption.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 7.7% |
| Average pass distance | 19.9 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 10.3 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 29.3% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.25 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.25 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.009 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.012 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.009 |
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 | 0.90 |
| Share of base cap | 3.8% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$26,916 |
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 | KC | FB | 22.5 | 1911 | -0.061 | 15 |
| 2025 | KC | FB | 23.5 | 1579 | -0.025 | 39 |
| 2026 | KC | FB | 24.5 | 760 | -0.051 | 17 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Kleiner | FB | WAS | 2016 | 23.2 | -0.089 |
| Erica Skroski | FB | NJY | 2016 | 22.4 | -0.016 |
| Allysha Chapman | FB | HOU | 2016 | 27.4 | -0.050 |
| Arianna Romero | FB | HOU | 2019 | 26.9 | -0.009 |
| Mandy Freeman | FB | NJY | 2025 | 30.3 | -0.036 |
| Mollie Pathman | FB | BOS | 2016 | 24.0 | -0.052 |
| Tori Huster | DM | WAS | 2016 | 26.8 | -0.082 |
| Meghan Klingenberg | FB | POR | 2016 | 27.9 | -0.048 |