NWSL Notebook

Players›Ally Cook

Ally Cook

Ally Cook

Position:
Forward
Nationality:
USA
Born:
2000-07-18 (age 25)
Height:
178 cm

Career (2024–, regular seasons; 2020 excluded): 15 GP · 215 min · 0 goals · 1 assists

Standard Stats

Glossary
Playing TimePerformancePer 90
RkSeason ▴TeamGPGSMinGlsAstPKShSoTKPPass%CrdYCrdRGls/90G+A/90
12024Stars15121501041360.0000.000.42
1 Yr15121501041360.0000.000.42

Advanced Stats

Glossary
ExpectedVAEPThreat
RkSeason ▴TeamMinGlsxGG−xGxG/90VAEPOffDefVAEP/90xTxT/90DAxT
12024Chicago Stars21500.32-0.320.13-1.02-0.92-0.10-0.430.200.080.072
1 Yr21500.32-0.320.13-1.02-0.92-0.10-0.430.200.080.072

Structural Roles

Start counts by role, per season — twice. Explicit is where the team sheet wrote her; Inferredis what a model reading only her on-ball events made of each start. The Read column states each season's verdict from the two most common roles.

Explicit (Team Sheet)Inferred (Event Data)
RkSeason ▴StartsGKFBCBDMCMAMWSTGKFBCBDMCMAMWSTRead
120242211a 9, played like a winger
1 Yr2211a 9, played like a winger

Similar Players

Nearest neighbors by playing-style embedding (most recent embedded season). Similarity is cosine distance in style space, not quality.

RkPlayerTeamSeasonPosSimilarity
1Katie LampsonGotham2023Forward0.806
2Sydney LerouxAngel City2024Forward0.783
3Elyse BennettWave2024Forward0.769
4Messiah BrightAngel City2024Forward0.754
5Haley HopkinsCurrent2025Forward0.754
6Reilyn TurnerRacing2024Forward0.739
7Addie McCainCurrent2022Midfielder0.738
8Kiana PalaciosRoyals2026Forward0.732
9Gift MondaySpirit2025Forward0.732
10Julie DoylePride2022Midfielder0.729