Samantha Smith
Boston Legacy FC · Full-back · Off-Ball Runner
Full-back2026 seasonUSAage 25.1964 min5 ft 6 inOff-Ball Runner
Samantha does one thing better than almost anyone in the league: 99th percentile for receiving / positioning, 26th for discipline, at 25.1, squarely in her prime.
In plain EnglishAdds a full goal of value roughly every 9 matches; gets a shot away about every 42 minutes.
+0.110
goals added / 96
98th
percentile in position
+0.044
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in receiving / positioning, shooting, carrying. Below the 35th in discipline.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 6.5% |
| Average pass distance | 18.1 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 3.8 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 27.4% |
| Shots per 96 | 2.29 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.80 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.196 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.097 |
| Finishing vs expectation | +0.003 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bianca St. Georges | W | CHI | 2023 | 25.9 | +0.082 |
| Bayley Feist | CM | WAS | 2020 | 23.3 | -0.016 |
| Kerry Abello | DM | ORL | 2023 | 23.8 | -0.023 |
| Vanessa DiBernardo | AM | CHI | 2021 | 29.1 | -0.004 |
| Hailie Mace | FB | KC | 2021 | 24.3 | -0.012 |
| Rocky Rodríguez | CM | POR | 2021 | 27.7 | +0.043 |
| Taylor Smith | W | NJY | 2023 | 29.6 | -0.061 |
| Jasmyne Spencer | FB | LA | 2023 | 32.8 | -0.017 |