Ryan Williams
North Carolina Courage · Full-back · Progressive Full-Back
There is no ambiguity about what Ryan is: 95th percentile for carrying, 8th for passing, at 30.4, where the curve turns against long contracts. The cap implies she is worth $307,290.
In plain EnglishBuilds a goal-sized chance for a teammate every 4 matches; touches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
Above the 65th percentile in carrying, receiving / positioning, discipline, defensive disruption. Below the 35th in passing.
| Share of team touches | 10.7% |
| Average pass distance | 16.4 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 2.1 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 25.4% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.46 |
| Key passes per 96 | 1.32 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.020 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.226 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.020 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
| Goals above replacement | 3.03 |
| Share of base cap | 9.3% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$5,867 |
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.
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NC | FB | 25.4 | 525 | +0.007 | 66 |
| 2022 | NC | FB | 26.4 | 1126 | -0.076 | 8 |
| 2023 | NC | FB | 27.4 | 3077 | +0.023 | 76 |
| 2024 | NC | FB | 28.4 | 2676 | +0.045 | 87 |
| 2025 | NC | FB | 29.4 | 2703 | +0.027 | 78 |
| 2026 | NC | FB | 30.4 | 1455 | +0.047 | 87 |
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meghan Klingenberg | FB | POR | 2019 | 30.9 | +0.022 |
| Steph Catley | FB | SEA | 2019 | 25.4 | -0.015 |
| Guro Reiten | FB | NJY | 2026 | 31.9 | -0.036 |
| Oihane Hernández | FB | ORL | 2026 | 26.2 | -0.063 |
| Hina Sugita | CM | POR | 2022 | 25.4 | +0.013 |
| Gabrielle Carle | FB | WAS | 2024 | 25.7 | -0.003 |
| Midge Purce | FB | NJY | 2020 | 24.8 | +0.052 |
| Nahomi Kawasumi | W | SEA | 2017 | 31.8 | -0.041 |