Merritt Mathias
North Carolina Courage · Full-back · Metronome
Full-back2022 seasonUSAage 32.01963 min5 ft 6 inMetronome
The shape of Merritt's game is unusually clear: 69th percentile for carrying, 11th for shooting, at 32.0, on the far side of the curve.
-0.029
goals added / 96
35th
percentile in position
-0.028
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in carrying. Below the 35th in shooting, receiving / positioning, defensive disruption.
Style metrics2022 season
| Share of team touches | 7.4% |
| Average pass distance | 20.6 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 4.8 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 27.2% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.39 |
| Key passes per 96 | 1.32 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.051 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.106 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.002 |
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 | SEA | ST | 26.0 | 1491 | -0.160 | 3 |
| 2017 | SEA | FB | 27.0 | 1539 | -0.080 | 7 |
| 2018 | NC | FB | 28.0 | 2290 | +0.027 | 78 |
| 2019 | NC | FB | 29.0 | 1914 | +0.104 | 97 |
| 2021 | NC | FB | 31.0 | 2370 | +0.015 | 72 |
| 2022 | NC | FB | 32.0 | 1963 | -0.029 | 35 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruninha | FB | NJY | 2023 | 21.0 | -0.024 |
| Julia Bianchi | DM | CHI | 2023 | 25.7 | -0.064 |
| Tori Huster | CM | WAS | 2021 | 31.8 | -0.007 |
| Hannah Bebar | DM | BAY | 2025 | 23.8 | -0.003 |
| Sam Coffey | DM | POR | 2024 | 25.5 | +0.019 |
| Steph Catley | FB | SEA | 2019 | 25.4 | -0.015 |
| Lilly Reale | FB | BOS | 2026 | 22.9 | +0.017 |
| Gabrielle Carle | FB | WAS | 2024 | 25.7 | -0.003 |