How did Emily Sams's observed-role agreement change across the 2023–2026 NWSL regular seasons?
Compare Emily Sams's modeled role agreement season by season while keeping listed position and observed role distinct.
Release 2026-09-02Players › Emily Sams
Defender · USA · 170 cm · 4 regular seasons on record2026 Angel City
Emily Sams
The 2020 season is excluded from every Emily Sams total.
- GP
- 21
- Min
- 1,863
- Gls
- 192nd in the NWSL
- Ast
- 187th in the NWSL
- xG°
- 1.3
- VAEP°
- 1.8777th pctile
Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02 ✓tiles: 2026 regular season
Emily Sams's 2025 season ranked in the 88th percentile for VAEP° (2.9) — the strongest model read of Emily Sams's career.
VAEP° is modeled; the 2025 percentiles include players with 450 or more minutes.
The observed-role record supports a season-by-season question about Emily Sams.How did Emily Sams's observed-role agreement change across the 2023–2026 NWSL regular seasons?
Season by Season
| 2023 | Pride | 22 | 1977 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85.2 |
| 2024 | Pride | 28 | 2455 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 87.8 |
| 2025 | Pride | 27 | 2362 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 88.3 |
| 2026 | Angel City | 21 | 1863 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 83.6 |
Match Log · 2026
| 2026-03-15 | Stars | Yes | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-22 | Bay FC | Yes | 101 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-03-28 | Dash | Yes | 97 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-04-04 | Pride | Yes | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04-26 | Thorns | Yes | 101 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-05-03 | Royals | Yes | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-10 | Wave | Yes | 101 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-17 | Thorns | Yes | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-21 | Current | Yes | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-24 | Dash | Yes | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-31 | Courage | Yes | 102 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-07-04 | Pride | Yes | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07-12 | Wave | Yes | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07-18 | Stars | Yes | 110 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-07-27 | Racing | Yes | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-01 | Current | Yes | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-10 | Reign | Yes | 98 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-08-17 | Spirit | Yes | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-24 | Gotham | Yes | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-27 | Courage | Yes | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-01 | Legacy | Yes | 95 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Played like
Nearest style neighbours° by on-ball profile — the players whose most recent embedded seasons most resembled Emily Sams's on-ball record, without equating Emily Sams with another player.
- Abby Dahlkemper2025 · Bay FC · sim 0.816
- Sarah Gorden2023 · Angel City · sim 0.774
- Kate Del Fava2025 · Royals · sim 0.75
- Emily Menges2021 · Thorns · sim 0.748
- Kennedy Wesley2026 · Wave · sim 0.746
- Megan Montefusco2023 · Pride · sim 0.742
- Sierra Enge2024 · Wave · sim 0.726
- Sam Hiatt2025 · Thorns · sim 0.707
Continue exploring
Each admitted question names Emily Sams, the 2026 NWSL regular-season scope or the exact recorded season range, the required evidence, and a return to Emily Sams's page.
What did Emily Sams contribute in Emily Sams's five most recent 2026 NWSL regular-season appearances?
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Release 2026-09-02Where did Emily Sams take shots for Angel City during the 2026 NWSL regular season?
Show Emily Sams's season shooting positions on the normalized public pitch.
Release 2026-09-02How did Emily Sams's 2026 goals and expected goals fit Angel City's attacking record?
Place Emily Sams's recorded goals and chance quality inside Angel City's named 2026 attacking scope.
Release 2026-09-02View the record row · the citable player record behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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2024,
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