Manaka Matsukubo
North Carolina Courage · Central midfielder · Creator
There is no ambiguity about what Manaka is: 99th percentile for shooting, 22nd for defensive disruption, at 21.9, with the plateau still ahead. The model prices her above the High Impact Player floor.
In plain EnglishAdds a full goal of value roughly every 8 matches; gets a shot away about every 23 minutes; builds a goal-sized chance for a teammate every 5 matches.
Above the 65th percentile in shooting, receiving / positioning, passing, carrying. Below the 35th in defensive disruption, discipline.
| Share of team touches | 9.4% |
| Average pass distance | 18.6 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 3.2 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 26.4% |
| Shots per 96 | 4.20 |
| Key passes per 96 | 1.94 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.396 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.207 |
| Finishing vs expectation | +0.142 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
| Goals above replacement | 5.12 |
| Share of base cap | 14.8% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$115,740 |
| High Impact Player floor (2026) | clears $420,000 |
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.
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NC | AM | 18.9 | 739 | -0.010 | 54 |
| 2024 | NC | ST | 19.9 | 1286 | -0.115 | 10 |
| 2025 | NC | ST | 20.9 | 2322 | +0.096 | 82 |
| 2026 | NC | CM | 21.9 | 892 | +0.120 | 93 |
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia Huerta | W | HOU | 2018 | 25.5 | +0.028 |
| Jess Fishlock | CM | SEA | 2021 | 34.5 | +0.106 |
| Rachel Daly | ST | HOU | 2021 | 29.6 | +0.131 |
| Olivia Moultrie | W | POR | 2025 | 19.8 | +0.048 |
| Marta | ST | ORL | 2024 | 38.4 | +0.007 |
| Debinha | AM | NC | 2019 | 27.7 | +0.259 |
| Vanessa DiBernardo | AM | CHI | 2019 | 27.1 | +0.009 |
| Alex Morgan | ST | ORL | 2017 | 28.0 | +0.129 |