Julie Ertz
Angel City FC · Defensive midfielder · Ball-Winner
Defensive midfielder2023 seasonUSAage 31.2656 min5 ft 7 inBall-Winner
Julie is a ball-winner in the truest sense: 98th percentile for receiving / positioning, 1st for discipline, and at 31.2 the arithmetic of a long deal gets harder.
In plain EnglishAdds a full goal of value roughly every 14 matches; builds a goal-sized chance for a teammate every 7 matches.
+0.070
goals added / 96
94th
percentile in position
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in receiving / positioning, passing, shooting, defensive disruption. Below the 35th in discipline.
Style metrics2023 season
| Share of team touches | 8.0% |
| Average pass distance | 18.0 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 9.2 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 33.2% |
| Shots per 96 | 1.17 |
| Key passes per 96 | 1.32 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.143 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.148 |
| Finishing vs expectation | +0.004 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CHI | CB | 24.2 | 1278 | +0.044 | 86 |
| 2017 | CHI | DM | 25.2 | 2171 | +0.166 | 100 |
| 2018 | CHI | CB | 26.2 | 1322 | +0.053 | 88 |
| 2019 | CHI | DM | 27.2 | 1560 | +0.086 | 96 |
| 2020 | CHI | CB | 28.2 | 604 | +0.138 | 100 |
| 2023 | LA | DM | 31.2 | 656 | +0.070 | 94 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Woldmoe | DM | CHI | 2021 | 28.9 | +0.022 |
| Mallory Weber | FB | KC | 2021 | 27.2 | +0.109 |
| Hailie Mace | FB | KC | 2022 | 25.3 | +0.127 |
| Allysha Chapman | FB | NC | 2018 | 29.4 | -0.018 |
| Lindsay Agnew | FB | HOU | 2018 | 23.3 | -0.043 |
| Casey Krueger | FB | CHI | 2019 | 28.9 | +0.007 |
| Lauren Milliet | FB | LOU | 2023 | 26.6 | -0.023 |
| Taylor Comeau | FB | CHI | 2017 | 23.9 | -0.057 |