Tyler Lussi
North Carolina Courage · Full-back · Direct Threat
Full-back2025 seasonUSAage 30.41399 min5 ft 7 inDirect Threat
The shape of Tyler's game is unusually clear: 100th percentile for shooting, 24th for discipline, and at 30.4 the arithmetic of a long deal gets harder.
In plain EnglishGets a shot away about every 42 minutes.
+0.030
goals added / 96
81st
percentile in position
+0.013
2027 projection
$186,085
cap-implied wage, 2025
$157,250
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in shooting, receiving / positioning. Below the 35th in discipline, defensive disruption.
Style metrics2025 season
| Share of team touches | 4.8% |
| Average pass distance | 16.2 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 3.1 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 32.5% |
| Shots per 96 | 2.26 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.75 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.191 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.114 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.054 |
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 | 1.61 |
| Share of base cap | 5.6% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$28,836 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | LA | FB | 27.4 | 2073 | -0.035 | 30 |
| 2023 | NC | W | 28.4 | 1843 | -0.065 | 20 |
| 2024 | NC | W | 29.4 | 1612 | +0.021 | 61 |
| 2025 | NC | FB | 30.4 | 1399 | +0.030 | 81 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally Schlegel | ST | CHI | 2025 | 25.4 | +0.012 |
| Taylor Smith | ST | NJY | 2022 | 28.6 | -0.013 |
| Rachel Hill | W | ORL | 2019 | 24.2 | -0.035 |
| Shea Groom | CM | HOU | 2020 | 27.3 | +0.132 |
| Makenzy Robbe | W | SD | 2023 | 29.3 | +0.017 |
| Bethany Bos | W | SEA | 2023 | 26.3 | +0.005 |
| Ana Maria Crnogorcevic | W | POR | 2019 | 28.7 | -0.016 |
| Marissa Everett | AM | POR | 2021 | 23.8 | -0.009 |