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Payton Linnehan
F · 
North Carolina Courage · age 25
Starting Forward
- Trade value
- $0.1M
- Likely range
- $0.0M to $0.1M half the time, $0.0M to $0.3M 8 times in 10
- Overall
- 55, potential 55
- Player value
- $0.1M over the next five seasons, contract aside
- Contract
- $0.06M a year est., 2 years left
- Next season
- 0.7 g+ projected
- Role
- Squad
- Style
- Winger
Payton Linnehan'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 | $0.06M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2028 | $0.06M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
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 | 0.7 | 0.0 to 2.8 | 47% |
| 2028 | 0.5 | 0.0 to 1.7 | 33% |
| 2029 | 0.2 | 0.0 to 1.1 | 26% |
| 2030 | 0.2 | 0.0 to 1.0 | 19% |
| 2031 | 0.2 | 0.0 to 1.0 | 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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