NJ/NY Gotham FC
There is a clear idea running through NJY: they find space unusually well (0.9 standard deviations above the league), built on a core of box forwards. The flaw is just as clear: winning the ball back is the problem (1.3 SD below average). Everything runs through Jordynn Dudley.
Squad profile, 2026 season — minutes-weighted contribution by phase of play, as league z-scores.
Contribution by phase
Biggest gap: defensive disruption, 1.31 SD below league average.
Qualified playerslatest season, 500+ minutes
| Player | Pos | Age | g+/96 | Pctile | Archetype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordynn Dudley | W | 21.6 | +0.165 | 95 | Direct Threat |
| McKenzie Meehan | ST | 22.5 | +0.141 | 88 | Box Forward |
| Carli Lloyd | ST | 39.0 | +0.125 | 86 | Creator |
| Leah Galton | W | 23.1 | +0.118 | 88 | Box Forward |
| Rebekah Stott | CB | 25.0 | +0.115 | 99 | Ball-Winner |
| Kelley O'Hara | FB | 34.9 | +0.100 | 97 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Rose Lavelle | AM | 31.1 | +0.080 | 86 | Creator |
| Daphne Corboz | CM | 24.0 | +0.070 | 83 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Katie Lampson | ST | 33.3 | +0.047 | 71 | Direct Threat |
| Ali Krieger | CB | 38.9 | +0.043 | 85 | Ball-Winner |
| Jaedyn Shaw | W | 21.6 | +0.041 | 71 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Kristin Grubka | CB | 23.5 | +0.036 | 81 | Ball-Winner |
| Kristie Mewis | CM | 32.3 | +0.035 | 76 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Maya Hayes | ST | 25.3 | +0.034 | 67 | Box Forward |
| Julie Doyle | DM | 22.5 | +0.027 | 85 | Ball-Winner |
| Estelle Johnson | CB | 33.9 | +0.022 | 70 | Deep Builder |
| Esther González | ST | 33.6 | +0.011 | 56 | Box Forward |
| Gina Lewandowski | CB | 36.2 | +0.004 | 60 | Deep Builder |
| Tierna Davidson | CB | 27.8 | +0.002 | 59 | Deep Builder |
| Sabrina Flores | FB | 24.4 | -0.006 | 58 | Metronome |
| Midge Purce | FB | 30.8 | -0.009 | 55 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Jenna Nighswonger | FB | 23.6 | -0.012 | 53 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Emily Sonnett | CB | 32.6 | -0.016 | 43 | Deep Builder |
| Dominique Richardson | DM | 27.7 | -0.017 | 62 | Metronome |
| Geyse | W | 27.3 | -0.018 | 46 | Direct Threat |
| Lee So-Dam | CM | 26.7 | -0.020 | 51 | Metronome |
| Kristen Edmonds | CB | 36.1 | -0.020 | 40 | Metronome |
| Kayla Mills | FB | 21.6 | -0.024 | 41 | Metronome |
| Amanda Frisbie | FB | 26.1 | -0.026 | 38 | Ball-Winner |
| Natasha Kai | ST | 33.1 | -0.034 | 35 | Box Forward |
| Jen Hoy | ST | 28.4 | -0.035 | 33 | Box Forward |
| Ifeoma Onumonu | W | 29.3 | -0.035 | 37 | Direct Threat |
| Guro Reiten | FB | 31.9 | -0.036 | 28 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Mandy Freeman | FB | 30.3 | -0.036 | 28 | Ball-Winner |
| Christie Pearce | CB | 42.0 | -0.041 | 24 | Deep Builder |
| Ella Stevens | W | 27.6 | -0.045 | 30 | Box Forward |
| Jaelin Howell | DM | 26.6 | -0.053 | 32 | Metronome |
| Christina Gibbons | FB | 23.5 | -0.053 | 16 | Ball-Winner |
| Crystal Dunn | W | 32.0 | -0.060 | 22 | Box Forward |
| Taylor Smith | W | 29.6 | -0.061 | 21 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Savannah McCaskill | DM | 29.9 | -0.063 | 26 | Metronome |
| Taylor Lytle | W | 28.3 | -0.064 | 20 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Bruninha | FB | 23.0 | -0.065 | 13 | Metronome |
| McCall Zerboni | CM | 36.5 | -0.067 | 22 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Taryn Torres | DM | 26.2 | -0.071 | 21 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Jennifer Cudjoe | CM | 27.3 | -0.076 | 18 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Nahomi Kawasumi | W | 36.8 | -0.089 | 13 | Metronome |
| Sinead Farrelly | CM | 33.6 | -0.101 | 6 | Metronome |
| Allie Long | DM | 35.9 | -0.104 | 6 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Jess Carter | CB | 28.7 | -0.108 | 3 | Deep Builder |
| Gaëtane Thiney | CM | 35.7 | -0.109 | 3 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Kelly Conheeney | ST | 25.4 | -0.116 | 9 | Box Forward |
| Madison Tiernan | W | 23.0 | -0.116 | 8 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Sarah Schupansky | AM | 22.9 | -0.129 | 4 | Box Forward |
| Erica Skroski | CB | 27.4 | -0.208 | 0 | Deep Builder |