North Carolina Courage
There is a clear idea running through NC: they find space unusually well (1.5 standard deviations above the league), built on a core of box forwards. The flaw is just as clear: they rarely beat anyone off the dribble (1.4 SD below average). Everything runs through Kerolin.
Squad profile, 2026 season — minutes-weighted contribution by phase of play, as league z-scores.
Contribution by phase
Biggest gap: carrying, 1.41 SD below league average.
Qualified playerslatest season, 500+ minutes
| Player | Pos | Age | g+/96 | Pctile | Archetype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerolin | W | 23.6 | +0.163 | 95 | Creator |
| Sam Mewis | DM | 26.7 | +0.136 | 99 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Manaka Matsukubo | CM | 21.9 | +0.120 | 93 | Creator |
| Maycee Bell | CB | 25.8 | +0.072 | 94 | Deep Builder |
| Olivia Wingate | W | 23.4 | +0.060 | 76 | Direct Threat |
| Heather O'Reilly | FB | 34.5 | +0.057 | 91 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Jaelene Daniels | FB | 29.1 | +0.055 | 90 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Ashley Sanchez | W | 27.3 | +0.054 | 75 | Creator |
| Ryan Williams | FB | 30.4 | +0.047 | 87 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Mille Jensen | W | 23.8 | +0.035 | 69 | Box Forward |
| Tyler Lussi | FB | 30.4 | +0.030 | 81 | Direct Threat |
| Natalia Staude | CB | 25.2 | +0.025 | 74 | Deep Builder |
| Riley Jackson | CM | 20.6 | +0.019 | 69 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Emily Fox | FB | 25.0 | +0.014 | 71 | Metronome |
| Evelyn Ijeh | ST | 24.9 | +0.012 | 57 | Box Forward |
| Felicitas Rauch | FB | 29.2 | -0.007 | 56 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Meredith Speck | W | 32.4 | -0.012 | 48 | Box Forward |
| Dani Weatherholt | FB | 32.3 | -0.018 | 46 | Metronome |
| Yuri Kawamura | CB | 28.1 | -0.020 | 39 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Uno Shiragaki | CB | 20.7 | -0.024 | 36 | Deep Builder |
| Merritt Mathias | FB | 32.0 | -0.029 | 35 | Metronome |
| Frankie Tagliaferri | AM | 24.4 | -0.030 | 36 | Box Forward |
| Denise O'Sullivan | CM | 31.4 | -0.032 | 42 | Metronome |
| Shinomi Koyama | DM | 21.4 | -0.034 | 48 | Metronome |
| Havana Solaun | DM | 28.4 | -0.037 | 43 | Metronome |
| Amy Rodriguez | ST | 34.4 | -0.038 | 32 | Box Forward |
| Payton Linnehan | W | 24.3 | -0.040 | 33 | Box Forward |
| Ally Schlegel | W | 26.4 | -0.053 | 26 | Box Forward |
| Diane Caldwell | CB | 32.8 | -0.073 | 10 | Deep Builder |
| Cortnee Vine | ST | 27.2 | -0.077 | 19 | Box Forward |
| Hannah Betfort | ST | 26.5 | -0.082 | 18 | Direct Threat |
| Carly Wickenheiser | CM | 29.1 | -0.088 | 9 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Fuka Nagano | AM | 23.3 | -0.107 | 8 | Metronome |
| Aline | W | 19.0 | -0.122 | 6 | Direct Threat |
| Victoria Pickett | W | 27.9 | -0.141 | 4 | Direct Threat |
| Rikke Marie Madsen | ST | 25.9 | -0.141 | 6 | Box Forward |