Malia Berkely
Houston Dash · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2026 seasonUSAage 28.41085 minDeep Builder
Everything about Malia's profile points one way: 100th percentile for discipline, 17th for passing, now 28.4 and at the stable part of the curve.
+0.023
goals added / 96
71st
percentile in position
+0.003
2027 projection
$224,988
cap-implied wage, 2025
$159,429
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in discipline, carrying. Below the 35th in passing, shooting.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 7.0% |
| Average pass distance | 26.0 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 12.5 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 22.6% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.53 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.09 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.079 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.003 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.079 |
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 | 2.06 |
| Share of base cap | 6.8% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$65,559 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NC | DM | 24.4 | 1527 | -0.032 | 49 |
| 2023 | NC | CB | 25.4 | 2530 | +0.022 | 70 |
| 2024 | NC | CB | 26.4 | 2645 | -0.036 | 29 |
| 2025 | HOU | CB | 27.4 | 1574 | +0.043 | 85 |
| 2026 | HOU | CB | 28.4 | 1085 | +0.023 | 71 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Montefusco | CB | ORL | 2023 | 30.8 | -0.050 |
| Jyllissa Harris | CB | HOU | 2024 | 24.2 | -0.007 |
| Emily Sonnett | CB | POR | 2019 | 25.6 | -0.013 |
| Shelina Zadorsky | CB | ORL | 2019 | 26.7 | -0.030 |
| Diane Caldwell | CB | NC | 2021 | 32.8 | -0.073 |
| Christie Pearce | CB | NJY | 2017 | 42.0 | -0.041 |
| Abby Dahlkemper | CB | HOU | 2021 | 28.1 | -0.036 |
| Brooke Hendrix | CB | LOU | 2021 | 28.2 | +0.001 |