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Paige Nielsen
D · 
Houston Dash · age 33
Starting D
- Trade value
- $0.4M
- Likely range
- $0.1M to $0.6M half the time, $0.0M to $0.8M 8 times in 10
- Overall
- 62, potential 62
- Player value
- $0.5M over the next five seasons, contract aside
- Contract
- $0.29M a year est., 2 years left
- Next season
- 1.3 g+ projected
- Role
- Starter
- Style
- Centre-Back
- Awards
- Champion 2021
Paige Nielsen'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 | $0.29M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2028 | $0.29M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
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 | 1.3 | 0.0 to 2.8 | 87% |
| 2028 | 1.1 | 0.0 to 2.8 | 70% |
| 2029 | 0.5 | 0.0 to 2.0 | 36% |
| 2030 | 0.4 | 0.0 to 1.7 | 22% |
| 2031 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 | 9% |
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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