Sarah Gorden
Angel City FC · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2026 seasonUSAage 33.81260 min5 ft 4 inDeep Builder
There is no ambiguity about what Sarah is: 66th percentile for discipline, 12th for defensive disruption, and at 33.8 the arithmetic of a long deal gets harder.
In plain EnglishTouches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
-0.062
goals added / 96
13th
percentile in position
-0.020
2027 projection
$226,728
cap-implied wage, 2025
$179,640
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in discipline. Below the 35th in defensive disruption, shooting, receiving / positioning, passing.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 10.1% |
| Average pass distance | 21.9 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 6.3 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 14.4% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.00 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.08 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.000 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.009 |
| Finishing vs expectation | +0.000 |
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 | 2.08 |
| Share of base cap | 6.9% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$47,088 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CHI | FB | 25.8 | 1360 | -0.035 | 29 |
| 2019 | CHI | CB | 26.8 | 2428 | -0.018 | 41 |
| 2020 | CHI | CB | 27.8 | 900 | +0.025 | 72 |
| 2021 | CHI | CB | 28.8 | 3060 | -0.014 | 46 |
| 2023 | LA | CB | 30.8 | 2782 | +0.040 | 84 |
| 2024 | LA | CB | 31.8 | 2406 | -0.009 | 50 |
| 2025 | LA | CB | 32.8 | 2669 | -0.008 | 52 |
| 2026 | LA | CB | 33.8 | 1260 | -0.062 | 13 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Lester | CB | LOU | 2023 | 25.5 | -0.030 |
| Sara Doorsoun | CB | LA | 2025 | 33.6 | -0.014 |
| Emily Sams | CB | ORL | 2024 | 25.0 | -0.056 |
| Sydney Collins | CB | BAY | 2025 | None | -0.037 |
| Jess Carter | CB | NJY | 2025 | 27.7 | -0.099 |
| Kathrin Hendrich | CB | CHI | 2026 | 34.2 | +0.075 |
| Paige Nielsen | CB | HOU | 2026 | 32.7 | +0.028 |
| Kayla Sharples | CB | KC | 2026 | 29.0 | +0.036 |