Lo'eau LaBonta
Kansas City Current · Defensive midfielder · Off-Ball Runner
Defensive midfielder2026 seasonUSAage 33.31348 min5 ft 2 inOff-Ball Runner
There is no ambiguity about what Lo'eau is: 86th percentile for carrying, 10th for discipline, and at 33.3 the arithmetic of a long deal gets harder.
-0.029
goals added / 96
51st
percentile in position
-0.009
2027 projection
$202,662
cap-implied wage, 2025
$225,995
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in carrying, passing. Below the 35th in discipline, shooting, defensive disruption.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 7.6% |
| Average pass distance | 19.7 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 5.3 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 23.6% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.43 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.78 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.127 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.114 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.056 |
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 | 1.80 |
| Share of base cap | 6.1% |
| Forward re-pricing | +$23,333 |
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 | KC | DM | 23.3 | 766 | -0.157 | 1 |
| 2017 | KC | AM | 24.3 | 1845 | -0.011 | 52 |
| 2018 | UTA | DM | 25.3 | 919 | -0.014 | 64 |
| 2019 | UTA | CM | 26.3 | 1982 | +0.021 | 71 |
| 2020 | UTA | DM | 27.3 | 839 | +0.001 | 76 |
| 2021 | KC | CM | 28.3 | 1816 | +0.017 | 68 |
| 2022 | KC | CM | 29.3 | 2548 | +0.008 | 64 |
| 2023 | KC | CM | 30.3 | 1996 | +0.027 | 74 |
| 2024 | KC | DM | 31.3 | 2374 | +0.047 | 90 |
| 2025 | KC | DM | 32.3 | 2347 | -0.026 | 53 |
| 2026 | KC | DM | 33.3 | 1348 | -0.029 | 51 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabrielle Carle | FB | WAS | 2025 | 26.7 | -0.016 |
| Nealy Martin | DM | LA | 2026 | 28.2 | -0.067 |
| Moriya Miyabi | FB | LA | 2025 | 28.9 | -0.125 |
| Line Jensen | CM | WAS | 2017 | 25.9 | -0.081 |
| Kristen Edmonds | FB | ORL | 2019 | 32.1 | -0.046 |
| Kate Wiesner | FB | WAS | 2025 | 24.4 | -0.065 |
| Narumi Miura | DM | WAS | 2025 | 28.0 | -0.040 |
| Bruninha | FB | NJY | 2025 | 23.0 | -0.065 |