Meggie Dougherty Howard
Angel City FC · Defensive midfielder · Metronome
Defensive midfielder2024 seasonUSAage 28.91347 min5 ft 5 inMetronome
Everything about Meggie's profile points one way: 96th percentile for discipline, 21st for carrying, at 28.9, squarely in her prime.
-0.019
goals added / 96
61st
percentile in position
-0.023
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in discipline, shooting, receiving / positioning. Below the 35th in carrying, defensive disruption.
Style metrics2024 season
| Share of team touches | 5.8% |
| Average pass distance | 18.4 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 4.1 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 25.5% |
| Shots per 96 | 1.21 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.57 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.115 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.046 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.044 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | WAS | CM | 21.9 | 2068 | +0.069 | 82 |
| 2018 | WAS | CM | 22.9 | 1572 | -0.008 | 56 |
| 2019 | WAS | DM | 23.9 | 1683 | -0.080 | 16 |
| 2021 | ORL | DM | 25.9 | 1494 | -0.038 | 42 |
| 2022 | ORL | CM | 26.9 | 1488 | -0.035 | 41 |
| 2023 | SD | AM | 27.9 | 888 | -0.138 | 2 |
| 2024 | LA | DM | 28.9 | 1347 | -0.019 | 61 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuki Nagasato | W | LOU | 2021 | 34.0 | -0.120 |
| Shinomi Koyama | DM | NC | 2025 | 20.4 | +0.088 |
| Fuka Nagano | AM | NC | 2022 | 23.3 | -0.107 |
| Makenzy Robbe | W | SD | 2024 | 30.3 | +0.024 |
| Sally Menti | CM | SEA | 2025 | 23.3 | -0.021 |
| Jessie Fleming | CM | POR | 2024 | 26.3 | -0.049 |
| Ally Lemos | CM | ORL | 2025 | 21.3 | -0.080 |
| Samantha Witteman | W | ORL | 2016 | 22.3 | -0.053 |