Meghan Klingenberg
Portland Thorns FC · Full-back · Progressive Full-Back
Full-back2023 seasonUSAage 34.92260 min5 ft 2 inProgressive Full-Back
Meghan does one thing better than almost anyone in the league: 90th percentile for passing, 17th for discipline, and at 34.9 the arithmetic of a long deal gets harder.
In plain EnglishBuilds a goal-sized chance for a teammate every 7 matches; touches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
+0.009
goals added / 96
68th
percentile in position
-0.024
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in passing, receiving / positioning. Below the 35th in discipline, carrying.
Style metrics2023 season
| Share of team touches | 10.7% |
| Average pass distance | 20.2 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 5.1 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 25.9% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.47 |
| Key passes per 96 | 1.91 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.027 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.144 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.027 |
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 | FB | 27.9 | 1495 | -0.048 | 20 |
| 2017 | POR | FB | 28.9 | 2284 | -0.024 | 41 |
| 2018 | POR | FB | 29.9 | 2087 | -0.040 | 25 |
| 2019 | POR | FB | 30.9 | 2274 | +0.022 | 75 |
| 2020 | POR | FB | 31.9 | 809 | +0.078 | 94 |
| 2021 | POR | FB | 32.9 | 2310 | +0.044 | 86 |
| 2022 | POR | FB | 33.9 | 1799 | +0.036 | 83 |
| 2023 | POR | FB | 34.9 | 2260 | +0.009 | 68 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia Huerta | FB | SEA | 2022 | 29.5 | +0.053 |
| Kelley O'Hara | FB | WAS | 2021 | 32.9 | +0.022 |
| Christine Nairn | DM | HOU | 2019 | 28.8 | +0.002 |
| Danielle Colaprico | CM | CHI | 2018 | 25.2 | -0.036 |
| Caprice Dydasco | FB | NJY | 2021 | 27.9 | +0.068 |
| Steph Catley | FB | ORL | 2017 | 23.4 | +0.037 |
| Bruninha | FB | NJY | 2023 | 21.0 | -0.024 |
| Imani Dorsey | FB | NJY | 2021 | 25.3 | +0.000 |