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Emily Sams
D · 
Angel City FC · age 27
Starting D
- Trade value
- $0.4M
- Likely range
- $0.1M to $0.6M half the time, $0.0M to $0.7M 8 times in 10
- Overall
- 75, potential 75
- Player value
- $1.2M over the next five seasons, contract aside
- Contract
- $0.27M a year est., 1 year left
- Next season
- 2.7 g+ projected
- Role
- Starter
- Style
- Centre-Back
- Awards
- Champion 2024 · Defender of the Year 2024 · Best XI 2024 · Shield 2024
Emily Sams's trade value is $0.4M: what her projected play is worth over her contract, summed over the deal and calibrated on real NWSL trades.
Updated October 26, 2026.
Contract, season by season
| Season | Pay | Worth | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $0.27M | $0.4M | $0.4M |
2027 dollars. Pay is confidential in the NWSL, so it isn't subtracted: surplus is her worth.
Projection
| Season | G+ | 10–90% range | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 2.7 | 0.0 to 4.8 | 93% |
| 2028 | 2.1 | 0.0 to 4.0 | 84% |
| 2029 | 1.8 | 0.0 to 4.0 | 67% |
| 2030 | 1.1 | 0.0 to 3.4 | 53% |
| 2031 | 0.6 | 0.0 to 2.1 | 46% |
Trade value over time
What this model would have said at the end of each season, using only what was known then. Today's dollars; the open dot is now. It rises when she signs a new deal and drains as the deal runs out.
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| Angelina Anderson | $0.8M |
| Savannah King | $0.5M |