Naomi Girma
San Diego Wave FC · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2024 seasonUSAage 24.02077 min5 ft 5 inDeep Builder
There is no ambiguity about what Naomi is: 97th percentile for defensive disruption, 22nd for discipline, now 24.0 and at the stable part of the curve.
In plain EnglishAdds a full goal of value roughly every 12 matches; touches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
+0.085
goals added / 96
96th
percentile in position
+0.040
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in defensive disruption, carrying, passing. Below the 35th in discipline, receiving / positioning, shooting.
Style metrics2024 season
| Share of team touches | 12.6% |
| Average pass distance | 21.8 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 5.5 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 13.5% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.09 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.14 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.002 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.022 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SD | CB | 22.0 | 2645 | +0.032 | 79 |
| 2023 | SD | CB | 23.0 | 2130 | -0.023 | 37 |
| 2024 | SD | CB | 24.0 | 2077 | +0.085 | 96 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Rudd | CB | WAS | 2026 | 27.0 | +0.089 |
| Esme Morgan | CB | WAS | 2026 | 25.7 | +0.036 |
| Phoebe McClernon | CB | SEA | 2026 | 28.5 | -0.019 |
| Kylie Nadaner | CB | ORL | 2025 | 33.3 | -0.025 |
| Malia Berkely | CB | NC | 2023 | 25.4 | +0.022 |
| Rachel Corsie | CB | UTA | 2019 | 29.9 | +0.076 |
| Kaleigh Kurtz | CB | NC | 2023 | 28.8 | +0.028 |
| Becky Sauerbrunn | CB | UTA | 2019 | 34.1 | +0.067 |