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Sam Staab
D · 
Chicago Stars FC · age 29
Elite
- Trade value
- $0.9M
- Likely range
- $0.7M to $1.3M half the time, $0.4M to $1.4M 8 times in 10
- Overall
- 89, potential 89
- Player value
- $1.7M over the next five seasons, contract aside
- Contract
- $0.73M a year est., 2 years left
- Next season
- 3.5 g+ projected
- Role
- Starter
- Style
- Clinical Centre-Back
- Awards
- Champion 2021 · Best XI 2023
Sam Staab's trade value is $0.9M: 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 | $0.73M | $0.5M | $0.5M |
| 2028 | $0.73M | $0.5M | $0.5M |
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 | 3.5 | 1.7 to 5.3 | 92% |
| 2028 | 3.1 | 0.0 to 5.0 | 82% |
| 2029 | 2.7 | 0.0 to 4.9 | 69% |
| 2030 | 1.8 | 0.0 to 3.9 | 59% |
| 2031 | 0.9 | 0.0 to 3.1 | 34% |
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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