Kaleigh Kurtz
Denver Summit FC · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2026 seasonUSAage 31.81423 min5 ft 8 inDeep Builder
The shape of Kaleigh's game is unusually clear: 80th percentile for carrying, at 31.8, on the far side of the curve. The cap implies she is worth $355,850.
In plain EnglishTouches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
+0.000
goals added / 96
58th
percentile in position
+0.039
2027 projection
$355,850
cap-implied wage, 2025
$335,749
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in carrying, passing. Below the 35th in shooting.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 12.2% |
| Average pass distance | 22.1 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 8.7 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 14.3% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.13 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.47 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.006 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.018 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.006 |
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 | 3.59 |
| Share of base cap | 10.8% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$20,100 |
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 | NC | CB | 23.8 | 581 | -0.003 | 56 |
| 2019 | NC | CB | 24.8 | 882 | +0.038 | 83 |
| 2021 | NC | CB | 26.8 | 2429 | +0.072 | 94 |
| 2022 | NC | CB | 27.8 | 2940 | +0.028 | 75 |
| 2023 | NC | CB | 28.8 | 3103 | +0.028 | 75 |
| 2024 | NC | CB | 29.8 | 2801 | +0.099 | 98 |
| 2025 | NC | CB | 30.8 | 2717 | +0.044 | 86 |
| 2026 | DEN | CB | 31.8 | 1423 | +0.000 | 58 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hiatt | CB | POR | 2026 | 28.5 | +0.016 |
| Kaleigh Riehl | CB | UTA | 2024 | 27.7 | +0.013 |
| Becky Sauerbrunn | CB | POR | 2024 | 39.1 | +0.039 |
| Kylie Nadaner | CB | ORL | 2024 | 32.3 | +0.059 |
| Arin Wright | CB | LOU | 2024 | 31.5 | -0.016 |
| Emily Sams | CB | ORL | 2024 | 25.0 | -0.056 |
| Esme Morgan | CB | WAS | 2025 | 24.7 | +0.048 |
| Annaïg Butel | CB | WAS | 2024 | 32.4 | -0.048 |