Imani Dorsey
Utah Royals FC · Full-back · Off-Ball Runner
Full-back2025 seasonUSAage 29.3791 min5 ft 7 inOff-Ball Runner
Imani is an off-ball runner in the truest sense: 90th percentile for receiving / positioning, 2nd for defensive disruption, now 29.3 and at the stable part of the curve.
-0.093
goals added / 96
4th
percentile in position
-0.033
2027 projection
$48,500
cap-implied wage, 2025
$74,545
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in receiving / positioning, shooting. Below the 35th in defensive disruption, carrying, passing.
Style metrics2025 season
| Share of team touches | 4.7% |
| Average pass distance | 18.8 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 1.8 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 22.4% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.73 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.49 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.034 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.016 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.034 |
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 | -0.11 |
| Share of base cap | 1.5% |
| Forward re-pricing | +$26,045 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NJY | W | 22.3 | 1114 | -0.009 | 50 |
| 2019 | NJY | W | 23.3 | 2102 | +0.012 | 58 |
| 2020 | NJY | FB | 24.3 | 688 | -0.044 | 23 |
| 2021 | NJY | FB | 25.3 | 1859 | +0.000 | 62 |
| 2022 | NJY | FB | 26.3 | 2197 | -0.001 | 61 |
| 2025 | UTA | FB | 29.3 | 791 | -0.093 | 4 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taryn Torres | DM | NJY | 2025 | 26.2 | -0.071 |
| Lily Nabet | DM | LA | 2023 | 23.8 | -0.074 |
| Angharad James-Turner | DM | SEA | 2026 | 32.1 | -0.066 |
| Ellie Bravo-Young | FB | KC | 2024 | 22.5 | -0.061 |
| Heather Stainbrook | DM | WAS | 2024 | 23.3 | -0.048 |
| Haley McCutcheon | CM | ORL | 2024 | 28.4 | -0.036 |
| Olivia Van Der Jagt | DM | SEA | 2024 | 25.0 | -0.078 |
| Allie Long | DM | NJY | 2023 | 35.9 | -0.104 |