Kayla Sharples
Kansas City Current · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2026 seasonUSAage 29.01351 min5 ft 11 inDeep Builder
The shape of Kayla's game is unusually clear: 98th percentile for receiving / positioning, at 29.0, in the years where output is steadiest. The cap implies she is worth $321,820.
+0.036
goals added / 96
81st
percentile in position
+0.028
2027 projection
$321,820
cap-implied wage, 2025
$290,655
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in receiving / positioning, discipline, shooting.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 9.5% |
| Average pass distance | 22.5 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 7.6 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 16.2% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.50 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.14 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.062 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.017 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.062 |
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 | 3.20 |
| Share of base cap | 9.8% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$31,166 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CHI | CB | 24.0 | 1361 | -0.003 | 55 |
| 2022 | CHI | CB | 25.0 | 1111 | -0.066 | 12 |
| 2023 | CHI | CB | 26.0 | 1055 | -0.037 | 27 |
| 2024 | KC | CB | 27.0 | 2339 | +0.038 | 82 |
| 2025 | KC | CB | 28.0 | 2536 | +0.038 | 82 |
| 2026 | KC | CB | 29.0 | 1351 | +0.036 | 81 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Courtnall | CB | BAY | 2026 | 23.5 | -0.005 |
| Kaleigh Riehl | CB | UTA | 2024 | 27.7 | +0.013 |
| Jess Carter | CB | NJY | 2025 | 27.7 | -0.099 |
| Rebeca Bernal | CB | WAS | 2025 | 27.8 | -0.037 |
| Sara Doorsoun | CB | LA | 2025 | 33.6 | -0.014 |
| Meaghan Nally | CB | POR | 2022 | 24.0 | -0.052 |
| Arin Wright | CB | LOU | 2024 | 31.5 | -0.016 |
| Annaïg Butel | CB | WAS | 2024 | 32.4 | -0.048 |