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Mal Swanson
F · 
Chicago Stars FC · age 28
Starting Forward
- Trade value
- $0.1M
- Likely range
- $0.0M to $0.2M half the time, $0.0M to $0.5M 8 times in 10
- Overall
- 64, potential 64
- Player value
- $0.2M over the next five seasons, contract aside
- Contract
- $0.10M a year est., 2 years left
- Next season
- 1.4 g+ projected
- Role
- Starter
- Style
- Ball-Carrying Winger
- Awards
- Best XI 2022 · Second XI 2021
Mal Swanson's trade value is $0.1M: 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 | $0.10M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2028 | $0.10M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
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 | 1.4 | 0.0 to 3.7 | 69% |
| 2028 | 0.8 | 0.0 to 2.3 | 56% |
| 2029 | 0.7 | 0.0 to 2.4 | 49% |
| 2030 | 0.7 | 0.0 to 2.0 | 34% |
| 2031 | 0.2 | 0.0 to 0.5 | 16% |
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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