Utah Royals FC
UTA have a recognisable shape to everything they do: they stay remarkably disciplined (1.1 standard deviations above the league), built on a core of off-ball runners. Everything runs through Cece Delzer.
Squad profile, 2026 season — minutes-weighted contribution by phase of play, as league z-scores.
Contribution by phase
Biggest gap: carrying, 0.67 SD below league average.
Qualified playerslatest season, 500+ minutes
| Player | Pos | Age | g+/96 | Pctile | Archetype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cece Delzer | W | 28.9 | +0.150 | 93 | Direct Threat |
| Samantha Johnson | CB | 28.1 | +0.090 | 97 | Deep Builder |
| Mina Tanaka | AM | 32.2 | +0.071 | 83 | Box Forward |
| Kate Del Fava | CB | 27.9 | +0.019 | 68 | Deep Builder |
| Amandine Henry | DM | 34.8 | +0.009 | 78 | Metronome |
| Cloe Lacasse | W | 33.0 | +0.007 | 57 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Ana Tejada | DM | 24.1 | -0.003 | 72 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Brooke Elby | FB | 25.1 | -0.005 | 59 | Ball-Winner |
| Tatumn Milazzo | FB | 28.2 | -0.012 | 52 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Janni Thomsen | FB | 26.4 | -0.015 | 50 | Ball-Winner |
| Aminata Diallo | DM | 25.2 | -0.017 | 62 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Kiana Palacios | ST | 29.7 | -0.019 | 42 | Direct Threat |
| Narumi Miura | DM | 29.0 | -0.020 | 59 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Becca Moros | FB | 34.2 | -0.021 | 44 | Ball-Winner |
| Verónica Boquete | CM | 33.2 | -0.022 | 50 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Nuria Rabano | FB | 27.0 | -0.025 | 39 | Ball-Winner |
| Claudia Zornoza | DM | 34.7 | -0.026 | 54 | Metronome |
| Zoe Burns | FB | 22.5 | -0.031 | 34 | Ball-Winner |
| Sydney Miramontez | FB | 23.7 | -0.038 | 26 | Ball-Winner |
| Aria Nagai | DM | None | -0.039 | 41 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Cameron Tucker | W | 25.0 | -0.047 | 30 | Direct Threat |
| Brecken Mozingo | W | 24.3 | -0.047 | 30 | Direct Threat |
| Olivia Griffitts | FB | 22.9 | -0.050 | 18 | Metronome |
| Dana Foederer | DM | 22.9 | -0.050 | 34 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Paige Cronin | W | 28.6 | -0.058 | 24 | Direct Threat |
| Madison Pogarch | FB | 27.7 | -0.077 | 8 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Diana Matheson | W | 34.2 | -0.079 | 16 | Box Forward |
| Mandy Laddish | CM | 27.1 | -0.079 | 17 | Metronome |
| Katrina Gorry | AM | 25.9 | -0.081 | 19 | Progressive Full-Back |
| Imani Dorsey | FB | 29.3 | -0.093 | 4 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Lauren Flynn | CB | 23.1 | -0.103 | 4 | Deep Builder |
| Mikayla Cluff | DM | 25.3 | -0.110 | 4 | Off-Ball Runner |
| Kaleigh Riehl | CB | 29.7 | -0.123 | 2 | Deep Builder |
| Aisha Solorzano | ST | 27.2 | -0.171 | 2 | Direct Threat |
| Agnes Nyberg | DM | 24.2 | -0.196 | 0 | Off-Ball Runner |