Mikayla Cluff
Utah Royals FC · Defensive midfielder · Off-Ball Runner
Defensive midfielder2024 seasonUSAage 25.3583 min5 ft 8 inOff-Ball Runner
Everything about Mikayla's profile points one way: 83rd percentile for shooting, 2nd for passing, at 25.3, squarely in her prime.
-0.110
goals added / 96
4th
percentile in position
-0.063
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in shooting, receiving / positioning. Below the 35th in passing, carrying, discipline.
Style metrics2024 season
| Share of team touches | 4.9% |
| Average pass distance | 16.0 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 0.9 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 18.9% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.99 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.16 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.057 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.004 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.057 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ORL | DM | 23.3 | 1429 | +0.003 | 78 |
| 2023 | ORL | DM | 24.3 | 2000 | -0.014 | 64 |
| 2024 | UTA | DM | 25.3 | 583 | -0.110 | 4 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaelin Howell | DM | LOU | 2024 | 24.6 | -0.057 |
| Josefine Hasbo | CM | NJY | 2025 | 23.6 | -0.112 |
| McCall Zerboni | CM | NJY | 2023 | 36.5 | -0.067 |
| Celeste Boureille | CM | POR | 2021 | 27.2 | -0.075 |
| Nikki Stanton | DM | CHI | 2019 | 28.7 | -0.100 |
| Cassandra Bogere | DM | POR | 2026 | 21.0 | -0.035 |
| Freja Olofsson | DM | LOU | 2022 | 24.1 | -0.051 |
| Dani Weatherholt | DM | SEA | 2021 | 27.3 | -0.039 |