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Messiah Bright

Houston Dash · Striker · Box Forward

Striker2025 seasonUSAage 25.51437 minBox Forward

Messiah is a box forward in the truest sense: 48th percentile for passing, 8th for shooting, now 25.5 and at the stable part of the curve.

Carry 30Discipline 15Disrupt 19Pass 48Receive 27Shoot 8
-0.111
goals added / 96
11th
percentile in position
-0.049
2027 projection
$55,400
cap-implied wage, 2025
$124,102
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Carrying
30
Discipline
15
Defensive disruption
19
Passing
48
Receiving / positioning
27
Shooting
8

Below the 35th in shooting, discipline, defensive disruption, receiving / positioning, carrying.

Style metrics2025 season
Share of team touches3.3%
Average pass distance15.9 yds
Average pass verticality-2.4 yds
Pass difficulty attempted26.7%
Shots per 961.40
Key passes per 960.60
Expected goals per 960.208
Expected assists per 960.044
Finishing vs expectation-0.074

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 replacement0.08
Share of base cap1.7%
Forward re-pricing+$68,702

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
SeasonClubPosAgeMing+/96Pctile
2023ORLST23.51889+0.01760
2024LAST24.5877-0.08518
2025HOUST25.51437-0.11111
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
PlayerPosClubSeasonAgeg+/96
Riley TiernanWLA2026None-0.146
Cali FarquharsonWWAS201622.5-0.170
AlineWNC202419.0-0.122
Karlie LemaSTBAY202522.0-0.066
Cortnee VineSTNC202527.2-0.077
Amirah AliSTSD202425.6-0.028
Elexa BahrSTLOU202426.1-0.024
Amanda WestFBHOU202423.4-0.015