Lauren Barnes
Seattle Reign FC · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2025 seasonUSAage 36.11502 min5 ft 5 inDeep Builder
Everything about Lauren's profile points one way: 86th percentile for discipline, 3rd for receiving / positioning, at 36.1, on the far side of the curve.
-0.075
goals added / 96
9th
percentile in position
-0.040
2027 projection
$59,162
cap-implied wage, 2025
$92,421
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in discipline. Below the 35th in receiving / positioning, shooting, defensive disruption, carrying.
Style metrics2025 season
| Share of team touches | 8.1% |
| Average pass distance | 22.9 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 8.9 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 24.3% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.00 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.83 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.000 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.051 |
| Finishing vs expectation | +0.000 |
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 | 0.12 |
| Share of base cap | 1.8% |
| Forward re-pricing | +$33,258 |
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 | SEA | CB | 27.1 | 1906 | +0.014 | 67 |
| 2017 | SEA | CB | 28.1 | 1955 | -0.060 | 14 |
| 2018 | SEA | CB | 29.1 | 1940 | +0.028 | 76 |
| 2019 | SEA | CB | 30.1 | 2391 | -0.017 | 42 |
| 2021 | SEA | FB | 32.1 | 2235 | -0.007 | 57 |
| 2022 | SEA | FB | 33.1 | 2426 | +0.029 | 80 |
| 2023 | SEA | FB | 34.1 | 2585 | -0.063 | 14 |
| 2024 | SEA | CB | 35.1 | 1769 | -0.037 | 26 |
| 2025 | SEA | CB | 36.1 | 1502 | -0.075 | 9 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Petersen | FB | HOU | 2024 | 26.7 | +0.011 |
| Kelli Hubly | CB | POR | 2024 | 29.9 | +0.002 |
| Kaylyn Kyle | CB | ORL | 2016 | 27.7 | -0.079 |
| Ally Prisock | CB | HOU | 2020 | 23.4 | +0.045 |
| Natalia Staude | CB | NC | 2026 | 25.2 | +0.025 |
| Katie Bowen | FB | UTA | 2019 | 25.2 | +0.008 |
| Lilly Reale | FB | BOS | 2026 | 22.9 | +0.017 |
| Shae Holmes | FB | SEA | 2024 | 24.3 | +0.012 |