Lindsey Heaps
Portland Thorns FC · Central midfielder · Creator
Central midfielder2021 seasonUSAage 27.11548 min5 ft 9 inCreator
There is no ambiguity about what Lindsey is: 100th percentile for shooting, 29th for defensive disruption, at 27.1, in the years where output is steadiest.
In plain EnglishAdds a full goal of value roughly every 7 matches; gets a shot away about every 22 minutes; builds a goal-sized chance for a teammate every 5 matches; touches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
+0.148
goals added / 96
96th
percentile in position
-0.009
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in shooting, receiving / positioning. Below the 35th in defensive disruption.
Style metrics2021 season
| Share of team touches | 11.6% |
| Average pass distance | 17.8 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 4.4 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 27.4% |
| Shots per 96 | 4.28 |
| Key passes per 96 | 2.11 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.267 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.191 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.081 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
Career record
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | POR | DM | 22.1 | 1532 | +0.033 | 86 |
| 2017 | POR | DM | 23.1 | 2476 | +0.055 | 93 |
| 2018 | POR | CM | 24.1 | 2339 | +0.234 | 100 |
| 2019 | POR | DM | 25.1 | 1342 | +0.178 | 100 |
| 2020 | POR | CM | 26.1 | 727 | +0.265 | 100 |
| 2021 | POR | CM | 27.1 | 1548 | +0.148 | 96 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Lavelle | CM | SEA | 2021 | 26.1 | +0.171 |
| Sam Mewis | DM | NC | 2019 | 26.7 | +0.136 |
| Carli Lloyd | ST | HOU | 2017 | 35.0 | +0.081 |
| Crystal Dunn | AM | NC | 2019 | 27.0 | +0.237 |
| Katrina Gorry | AM | UTA | 2018 | 25.9 | -0.081 |
| Marta | ST | ORL | 2019 | 33.4 | +0.118 |
| Debinha | AM | NC | 2021 | 29.7 | +0.114 |
| Estefanía Banini | W | WAS | 2018 | 28.0 | +0.099 |