Phoebe McClernon
Seattle Reign FC · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2026 seasonUSAage 28.51374 min5 ft 7 inDeep Builder
Everything about Phoebe's profile points one way: 65th percentile for defensive disruption, 17th for carrying, at 28.5, squarely in her prime.
In plain EnglishTouches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
-0.019
goals added / 96
40th
percentile in position
-0.009
2027 projection
$205,114
cap-implied wage, 2025
$199,202
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Below the 35th in carrying, receiving / positioning.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 13.3% |
| Average pass distance | 23.8 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 6.8 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 16.9% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.21 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.28 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.008 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.024 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.008 |
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 replacement | 1.83 |
| Share of base cap | 6.2% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$5,912 |
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
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ORL | CB | 23.5 | 1956 | +0.055 | 90 |
| 2022 | SEA | CB | 24.5 | 767 | -0.016 | 44 |
| 2023 | SEA | FB | 25.5 | 1417 | +0.044 | 86 |
| 2024 | SEA | CB | 26.5 | 2251 | +0.008 | 63 |
| 2025 | SEA | CB | 27.5 | 2526 | -0.013 | 48 |
| 2026 | SEA | CB | 28.5 | 1374 | -0.019 | 40 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Staab | CB | WAS | 2019 | 22.3 | +0.040 |
| Rachel Corsie | CB | UTA | 2019 | 29.9 | +0.076 |
| Paige Nielsen | CB | WAS | 2019 | 25.7 | +0.006 |
| Naomi Girma | CB | SD | 2024 | 24.0 | +0.085 |
| Tara Rudd | CB | WAS | 2024 | 25.0 | -0.019 |
| Becky Sauerbrunn | CB | UTA | 2019 | 34.1 | +0.067 |
| Kylie Nadaner | CB | ORL | 2025 | 33.3 | -0.025 |
| Emily Sams | CB | ORL | 2025 | 26.0 | +0.005 |