Yael Averbuch
Kansas City Current · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2017 seasonUSAage 30.72214 min5 ft 10 inDeep Builder
There is no ambiguity about what Yael is: 89th percentile for carrying, at 30.7, on the far side of the curve.
In plain EnglishTouches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
+0.031
goals added / 96
78th
percentile in position
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in carrying, passing, shooting.
Style metrics2017 season
| Share of team touches | 10.9% |
| Average pass distance | 23.4 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 12.3 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 25.7% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.78 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.74 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.039 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.060 |
| Finishing vs expectation | +0.005 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
Career record
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | KC | CB | 29.7 | 1925 | +0.029 | 77 |
| 2017 | KC | CB | 30.7 | 2214 | +0.031 | 78 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Krieger | CB | ORL | 2017 | 32.9 | +0.005 |
| Lauren Barnes | CB | SEA | 2017 | 28.1 | -0.060 |
| Sam Staab | CB | WAS | 2022 | 25.3 | +0.105 |
| Abby Dahlkemper | CB | NC | 2019 | 26.1 | +0.047 |
| Tierna Davidson | CB | NJY | 2024 | 25.8 | +0.057 |
| Emily Sonnett | CB | WAS | 2021 | 27.6 | +0.055 |
| Alana Cook | CB | SEA | 2023 | 26.2 | +0.025 |
| Tara Rudd | CB | WAS | 2025 | 26.0 | -0.007 |