Lilly Reale
Boston Legacy FC · Full-back · Metronome
Full-back2026 seasonUSAage 22.91045 min5 ft 8 inMetronome
Lilly does one thing better than almost anyone in the league: 86th percentile for passing, still 22.9, which is the point.
+0.017
goals added / 96
73rd
percentile in position
+0.003
2027 projection
$236,734
cap-implied wage, 2025
$221,561
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in passing, discipline, carrying.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 7.7% |
| Average pass distance | 21.4 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 5.4 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 26.9% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.28 |
| Key passes per 96 | 1.10 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.014 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.059 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.014 |
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 | 2.20 |
| Share of base cap | 7.2% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$15,173 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NJY | FB | 21.9 | 2553 | +0.003 | 63 |
| 2026 | BOS | FB | 22.9 | 1045 | +0.017 | 73 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Petersen | FB | HOU | 2024 | 26.7 | +0.011 |
| Bruninha | FB | NJY | 2023 | 21.0 | -0.024 |
| Tori Huster | CM | WAS | 2021 | 31.8 | -0.007 |
| Sam Coffey | DM | POR | 2024 | 25.5 | +0.019 |
| Merritt Mathias | FB | NC | 2022 | 32.0 | -0.029 |
| Katie Bowen | FB | UTA | 2019 | 25.2 | +0.008 |
| Isabel Rodriguez | FB | KC | 2023 | 24.2 | -0.011 |
| Kristen Edmonds | FB | ORL | 2017 | 30.1 | -0.038 |