Saori Takarada
Washington Spirit · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2021 seasonJapanage 21.5722 min5 ft 6 inDeep Builder
There is no ambiguity about what Saori is: 98th percentile for passing, 0th for receiving / positioning, at 21.5, with the plateau still ahead.
+0.004
goals added / 96
61st
percentile in position
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in passing, defensive disruption. Below the 35th in receiving / positioning, shooting, carrying.
Style metrics2021 season
| Share of team touches | 5.9% |
| Average pass distance | 19.2 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 8.2 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 24.0% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.66 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.27 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.063 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.029 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.063 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christen Westphal | CB | HOU | 2025 | 31.8 | -0.044 |
| Quinn | DM | SEA | 2021 | 25.9 | -0.001 |
| Amy Harrison | FB | WAS | 2019 | 23.2 | -0.056 |
| Angharad James-Turner | DM | NC | 2021 | 27.1 | -0.035 |
| Karina Rodriguez | CB | WAS | 2022 | 23.3 | -0.045 |
| Kristen McNabb | FB | SEA | 2021 | 27.2 | +0.019 |
| Arin Wright | FB | CHI | 2022 | 29.5 | +0.005 |
| Rumi Utsugi | DM | SEA | 2017 | 28.6 | +0.013 |