Katie Zelem
Angel City FC · Defensive midfielder · Metronome
Defensive midfielder2025 seasonEnglandage 29.4751 min5 ft 4 inMetronome
The shape of Katie's game is unusually clear: 92nd percentile for shooting, 1st for carrying, at 29.4, squarely in her prime.
In plain EnglishGets a shot away about every 50 minutes.
-0.108
goals added / 96
5th
percentile in position
-0.056
2027 projection
$48,500
cap-implied wage, 2025
$71,065
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in shooting, receiving / positioning, discipline. Below the 35th in carrying, passing, defensive disruption.
Style metrics2025 season
| Share of team touches | 5.7% |
| Average pass distance | 21.9 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 3.2 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 24.3% |
| Shots per 96 | 1.92 |
| Key passes per 96 | 1.02 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.109 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.072 |
| Finishing vs expectation | +0.147 |
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 | -0.07 |
| Share of base cap | 1.5% |
| Forward re-pricing | +$22,565 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LA | DM | 28.4 | 854 | -0.066 | 25 |
| 2025 | LA | DM | 29.4 | 751 | -0.108 | 5 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Gautrat | CM | ORL | 2025 | 32.3 | -0.039 |
| Taylor Aylmer | DM | WAS | 2022 | None | +0.000 |
| Christine Nairn | CM | SEA | 2017 | 26.8 | +0.010 |
| Carson Pickett | FB | ORL | 2025 | 31.8 | -0.069 |
| Shinomi Koyama | DM | NC | 2025 | 20.4 | +0.088 |
| Dominique Richardson | DM | NJY | 2020 | 27.7 | -0.017 |
| Angelina | DM | ORL | 2025 | 25.4 | -0.073 |
| Lindsey Heaps | DM | POR | 2016 | 22.1 | +0.033 |