Michaela Abam
Houston Dash · Striker · Direct Threat
Striker2022 seasonCameroonage 25.1516 min5 ft 7 inDirect Threat
Michaela is a direct threat in the truest sense: 97th percentile for discipline, 10th for defensive disruption, now 25.1 and at the stable part of the curve.
In plain EnglishGets a shot away about every 34 minutes.
-0.091
goals added / 96
16th
percentile in position
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in discipline. Below the 35th in defensive disruption, passing, receiving / positioning, shooting.
Style metrics2022 season
| Share of team touches | 2.3% |
| Average pass distance | 15.0 yds |
| Average pass verticality | -1.2 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 30.1% |
| Shots per 96 | 2.79 |
| Key passes per 96 | 1.12 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.240 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.061 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.240 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gift Monday | ST | WAS | 2025 | 23.6 | +0.152 |
| Ava Cook | ST | CHI | 2022 | 22.0 | +0.061 |
| Karlie Lema | ST | BAY | 2026 | 23.0 | +0.033 |
| Pietra Tordin | ST | POR | 2025 | 21.3 | +0.071 |
| Bianca St. Georges | W | UTA | 2025 | 27.9 | -0.034 |
| Ashley Hatch | ST | WAS | 2019 | 24.1 | -0.007 |
| Kyra Carusa | ST | SD | 2024 | 28.6 | -0.008 |
| Nadia Nadim | ST | LOU | 2023 | 35.5 | -0.091 |