Natalia Kuikka
Chicago Stars FC · Centre-back · Ball-Winner
Centre-back2024 seasonFinlandage 28.62490 minBall-Winner
The shape of Natalia's game is unusually clear: 99th percentile for defensive disruption, 17th for passing, at 28.6, in the years where output is steadiest.
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.
+0.082
goals added / 96
96th
percentile in position
+0.036
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in defensive disruption, discipline, carrying. Below the 35th in passing, shooting, receiving / positioning.
Style metrics2024 season
| Share of team touches | 10.8% |
| Average pass distance | 22.5 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 7.6 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 23.6% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.27 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.58 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.005 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.044 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.005 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | POR | FB | 25.6 | 2030 | +0.050 | 88 |
| 2022 | POR | FB | 26.6 | 2174 | -0.005 | 59 |
| 2023 | POR | FB | 27.6 | 2392 | -0.018 | 46 |
| 2024 | CHI | CB | 28.6 | 2490 | +0.082 | 96 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally Prisock | CB | HOU | 2019 | 22.4 | -0.015 |
| Kristen Edmonds | CB | KC | 2022 | 35.1 | +0.024 |
| Paige Nielsen | CB | LA | 2023 | 29.7 | +0.009 |
| Naomi Girma | CB | SD | 2022 | 22.0 | +0.032 |
| Tierna Davidson | CB | CHI | 2019 | 20.8 | -0.037 |
| Ali Krieger | CB | NJY | 2022 | 37.9 | -0.021 |
| Katie Lind | CB | HOU | 2022 | 28.4 | -0.052 |
| Shelina Zadorsky | CB | ORL | 2018 | 25.7 | -0.017 |