Julia Lester
Racing Louisville FC · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2023 seasonUSAage 25.51738 minDeep Builder
There is no ambiguity about what Julia is: 70th percentile for carrying, 17th for shooting, now 25.5 and at the stable part of the curve.
-0.030
goals added / 96
32nd
percentile in position
-0.012
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in carrying. Below the 35th in shooting, receiving / positioning, passing.
Style metrics2023 season
| Share of team touches | 9.3% |
| Average pass distance | 21.0 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 7.2 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 15.6% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.06 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.17 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.001 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.021 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.001 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | LOU | CB | 24.5 | 2177 | -0.004 | 55 |
| 2023 | LOU | CB | 25.5 | 1738 | -0.030 | 32 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paige Nielsen | CB | HOU | 2026 | 32.7 | +0.028 |
| Emily Sams | CB | ORL | 2024 | 25.0 | -0.056 |
| Isabella Obaze | CB | POR | 2025 | 22.7 | -0.007 |
| Gabrielle Robinson | CB | KC | 2023 | 22.0 | -0.038 |
| Kaleigh Riehl | CB | SD | 2022 | 25.7 | -0.062 |
| Katie Lind | CB | HOU | 2023 | 29.4 | -0.030 |
| Sarah Gorden | CB | LA | 2026 | 33.8 | -0.062 |
| Ally Prisock | CB | HOU | 2020 | 23.4 | +0.045 |