Kate Del Fava
Utah Royals FC · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2026 seasonUSAage 27.91533 min5 ft 9 inDeep Builder
There is no ambiguity about what Kate is: 98th percentile for receiving / positioning, 2nd for passing, at 27.9, in the years where output is steadiest.
In plain EnglishTouches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
+0.019
goals added / 96
68th
percentile in position
+0.009
2027 projection
$159,252
cap-implied wage, 2025
$255,177
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in receiving / positioning, discipline, shooting, carrying. Below the 35th in passing.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 11.5% |
| Average pass distance | 21.6 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 7.0 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 20.3% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.81 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.13 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.083 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.013 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.083 |
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 | 1.30 |
| Share of base cap | 4.8% |
| Forward re-pricing | +$95,925 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UTA | CB | 21.9 | 533 | -0.022 | 37 |
| 2021 | KC | CB | 22.9 | 749 | -0.015 | 45 |
| 2022 | KC | FB | 23.9 | 2341 | -0.023 | 42 |
| 2023 | KC | FB | 24.9 | 2611 | +0.022 | 75 |
| 2024 | UTA | CB | 25.9 | 2737 | +0.073 | 94 |
| 2025 | UTA | CB | 26.9 | 2686 | -0.037 | 27 |
| 2026 | UTA | CB | 27.9 | 1533 | +0.019 | 68 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paige Nielsen | CB | HOU | 2024 | 30.7 | -0.015 |
| Jordyn Bugg | CB | SEA | 2025 | 18.9 | -0.021 |
| Julia Lester | CB | LOU | 2022 | 24.5 | -0.004 |
| Leah Klenke | CB | HOU | 2026 | 22.0 | +0.022 |
| Sara Doorsoun | CB | LA | 2025 | 33.6 | -0.014 |
| Kaleigh Riehl | CB | SD | 2022 | 25.7 | -0.062 |
| Taylor Wood | FB | CHI | 2023 | 24.1 | -0.044 |
| Rachel Corsie | CB | UTA | 2018 | 28.9 | +0.005 |