Katie Lind
Houston Dash · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2025 seasonUSAage 31.41330 min5 ft 10 inDeep Builder
The shape of Katie's game is unusually clear: 93rd percentile for receiving / positioning, 12th for discipline, and at 31.4 the arithmetic of a long deal gets harder.
+0.032
goals added / 96
79th
percentile in position
+0.011
2027 projection
$185,346
cap-implied wage, 2025
$153,407
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in receiving / positioning, shooting, defensive disruption. Below the 35th in discipline, carrying.
Style metrics2025 season
| Share of team touches | 9.4% |
| Average pass distance | 19.6 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 5.1 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 10.5% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.43 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.00 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.057 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.000 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.057 |
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 | 1.60 |
| Share of base cap | 5.6% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$31,939 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CHI | CB | 22.4 | 953 | -0.012 | 49 |
| 2017 | CHI | CB | 23.4 | 2202 | -0.038 | 26 |
| 2018 | CHI | CB | 24.4 | 2321 | -0.045 | 20 |
| 2019 | CHI | CB | 25.4 | 1832 | -0.072 | 10 |
| 2020 | HOU | CB | 26.4 | 1105 | -0.057 | 16 |
| 2021 | HOU | CB | 27.4 | 2766 | +0.058 | 91 |
| 2022 | HOU | CB | 28.4 | 2859 | -0.052 | 18 |
| 2023 | HOU | CB | 29.4 | 2025 | -0.030 | 32 |
| 2025 | HOU | CB | 31.4 | 1330 | +0.032 | 79 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen McNabb | CB | SD | 2025 | 31.2 | -0.060 |
| Kennedy Wesley | CB | SD | 2025 | 24.3 | +0.029 |
| Jess Carter | CB | NJY | 2026 | 28.7 | -0.108 |
| Becky Sauerbrunn | CB | POR | 2024 | 39.1 | +0.039 |
| Ellie Jean | CB | LOU | 2024 | 27.4 | -0.076 |
| Abby Erceg | CB | LOU | 2024 | 34.6 | +0.010 |
| Jordyn Bugg | CB | SEA | 2024 | 17.9 | +0.075 |
| Trinity Armstrong | CB | SD | 2025 | 17.9 | +0.083 |