Jess Carter
NJ/NY Gotham FC · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2026 seasonEnglandage 28.71505 min5 ft 5 inDeep Builder
Jess does a little of everything and very little badly — nothing below the 6th percentile, nothing above the 40th, now 28.7 and at the stable part of the curve.
-0.108
goals added / 96
3rd
percentile in position
-0.068
2027 projection
$48,500
cap-implied wage, 2025
$55,662
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Below the 35th in defensive disruption, shooting, carrying, passing, receiving / positioning.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 9.8% |
| Average pass distance | 21.3 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 4.9 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 15.8% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.00 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.06 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.000 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.011 |
| Finishing vs expectation | +0.000 |
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 | -0.40 |
| Share of base cap | 1.5% |
| Forward re-pricing | +$7,162 |
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 | NJY | FB | 26.7 | 1085 | +0.010 | 68 |
| 2025 | NJY | CB | 27.7 | 2488 | -0.099 | 5 |
| 2026 | NJY | CB | 28.7 | 1505 | -0.108 | 3 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Sauerbrunn | CB | POR | 2024 | 39.1 | +0.039 |
| Annaïg Butel | CB | WAS | 2024 | 32.4 | -0.048 |
| Kristen McNabb | CB | SD | 2025 | 31.2 | -0.060 |
| Abby Erceg | CB | LOU | 2024 | 34.6 | +0.010 |
| Jordyn Bugg | CB | SEA | 2024 | 17.9 | +0.075 |
| Esme Morgan | CB | WAS | 2025 | 24.7 | +0.048 |
| Arin Wright | CB | LOU | 2024 | 31.5 | -0.016 |
| Kaleigh Riehl | CB | UTA | 2024 | 27.7 | +0.013 |