Emily Sams

Emily May Sams

Also Played As: Emily Madril

Position: DF (CB)

Born: July 1, 1999 in Boise, Idaho, United States us

Citizenship: United States us

Club: Orlando Pride

Draft: Orlando Pride, 1st round (3rd overall), 2023 NWSL Draft (from Florida State)

2024 NWSL Champion

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2024

NWSL

Min

2096

Gls

Ast

0.1

npxG

0.1

xAG

0.5

SCA

GCA

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Emily Sams Scouting Report

Last 365 Days
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vs. Center Backs

vs. Fullbacks

Emily Sams Scouting Report Table
Statistic	Per 90	Percentile
Non-Penalty Goals	0.04	59
npxG: Non-Penalty xG	0.00	6
Shots Total	0.09	4
Assists	0.09	89
xAG: Exp. Assisted Goals	0.02	43
npxG + xAG	0.03	9
Shot-Creating Actions	0.94	56

Passes Attempted	57.45	55
Pass Completion %	87.7%	82
Progressive Passes	2.88	38
Progressive Carries	0.56	58
Successful Take-Ons	0.21	53
Touches (Att Pen)	0.09	3
Progressive Passes Rec	0.47	85

Tackles	2.32	91
Interceptions	1.07	37
Blocks	1.07	38
Clearances	3.39	31
Aerials Won	0.52	13

Player compared to positional peers in Women's Top 9 Competitions over the last 365 days. Based on 2096 minutes played.
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Emily Sams Scouting Report Table
Statistic	Per 90	Percentile
Non-Penalty Goals	0.04	55
npxG: Non-Penalty xG	0.00	4
Shots Total	0.09	1
Assists	0.09	42
xAG: Exp. Assisted Goals	0.02	3
npxG + xAG	0.03	1
Shot-Creating Actions	0.94	5

Passes Attempted	57.45	62
Pass Completion %	87.7%	98
Progressive Passes	2.88	13
Progressive Carries	0.56	2
Successful Take-Ons	0.21	2
Touches (Att Pen)	0.09	1
Progressive Passes Rec	0.47	1

Tackles	2.32	56
Interceptions	1.07	24
Blocks	1.07	22
Clearances	3.39	97
Aerials Won	0.52	44

Player compared to positional peers in Women's Top 9 Competitions over the last 365 days. Based on 2096 minutes played.
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Competition Types

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Domestic Leagues

Domestic Cups

Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues

Goal Logs

Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time			Performance								Expected				Progression			Per 90 Minutes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG	Matches
2022	22	BK Häcken	se SWE	1. Damallsvenskan	2nd	4	0	35	0.4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0								2.57	0.00	2.57	2.57	2.57						Matches
2023	23	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	7th	22	22	1,976	22.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	11	42	7	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.01	Matches
2024	24	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	1st	24	23	2,096	23.3	1	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.6	13	68	11	0.04	0.09	0.13	0.04	0.13	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.02	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		50	45	4,107	45.6	2	2	4	2	0	0	4	0	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.9	24	110	18	0.04	0.04	0.09	0.04	0.09	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.02
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG	Matches
Pride (2 Seasons)				1 League		46	45	4,072	45.2	1	2	3	1	0	0	4	0	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.9	24	110	18	0.02	0.04	0.07	0.02	0.07	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.02
BK Häcken (1 Season)				1 League		4	0	35	0.4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0								2.57	0.00	2.57	2.57	2.57

NWSL (2 Seasons)						46	45	4,072	45.2	1	2	3	1	0	0	4	0	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.9	24	110	18	0.02	0.04	0.07	0.02	0.07	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.02
Damallsvenskan (1 Season)						4	0	35	0.4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0								2.57	0.00	2.57	2.57	2.57

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Shooting: Domestic Leagues

Goal Logs

Shooting: Domestic Leagues Table
							Standard												Expected
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG	Matches
2022	22	BK Häcken	se SWE	1. Damallsvenskan	2nd	0.4	1										0	0						Matches
2023	23	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	7th	22.0	0	1	0	0.0	0.05	0.00	0.00		25.6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.02	0.0	0.0	Matches
2024	24	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	1st	23.3	1	2	2	100.0	0.09	0.09	0.50	0.50	22.0	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.04	+0.9	+0.9	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		45.6	2	3	2	66.7	0.07	0.04	0.33	0.50	23.2	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.04	+0.9	+0.9
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG	Matches
Pride (2 Seasons)				1 League		45.2	1	3	2	66.7	0.07	0.04	0.33	0.50	23.2	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.04	+0.9	+0.9
BK Häcken (1 Season)				1 League		0.4	1										0	0

NWSL (2 Seasons)						45.2	1	3	2	66.7	0.07	0.04	0.33	0.50	23.2	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.04	+0.9	+0.9
Damallsvenskan (1 Season)						0.4	1										0	0

Passing: Domestic Leagues

Passing: Domestic Leagues Table
							Total					Short			Medium			Long					Expected
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	PrgP	Matches
2022	22	BK Häcken	se SWE	1. Damallsvenskan	2nd	0.4															0									Matches
2023	23	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	7th	22.0	822	965	85.2	16109	5689	255	285	89.5	495	540	91.7	69	116	59.5	0	0.3	0.3	-0.3	5	36	1	1	42	Matches
2024	24	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	1st	23.3	1201	1368	87.8	23178	8389	391	435	89.9	688	738	93.2	115	167	68.9	2	0.5	0.4	+1.5	7	78	2	0	68	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		45.6	2023	2333	86.7	39287	14078	646	720	89.7	1183	1278	92.6	184	283	65.0	2	0.8	0.7	+1.2	12	114	3	1	110
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	PrgP	Matches
Pride (2 Seasons)				1 League		45.2	2023	2333	86.7	39287	14078	646	720	89.7	1183	1278	92.6	184	283	65.0	2	0.8	0.7	+1.2	12	114	3	1	110
BK Häcken (1 Season)				1 League		0.4															0

NWSL (2 Seasons)						45.2	2023	2333	86.7	39287	14078	646	720	89.7	1183	1278	92.6	184	283	65.0	2	0.8	0.7	+1.2	12	114	3	1	110
Damallsvenskan (1 Season)						0.4															0

Pass Types: Domestic Leagues

Pass Types: Domestic Leagues Table
								Pass Types								Corner Kicks			Outcomes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks	Matches
2022	22	BK Häcken	se SWE	1. Damallsvenskan	2nd	0.4																Matches
2023	23	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	7th	22.0	965	906	59	46	0	2	3	13	0	0	0	0	822	0	15	Matches
2024	24	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	1st	23.3	1368	1266	101	51	0	3	2	48	0	0	0	0	1201	1	19	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		45.6	2333	2172	160	97	0	5	5	61	0	0	0	0	2023	1	34
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks	Matches
Pride (2 Seasons)				1 League		45.2	2333	2172	160	97	0	5	5	61	0	0	0	0	2023	1	34
BK Häcken (1 Season)				1 League		0.4

NWSL (2 Seasons)						45.2	2333	2172	160	97	0	5	5	61	0	0	0	0	2023	1	34
Damallsvenskan (1 Season)						0.4

Goal and Shot Creation: Domestic Leagues

Goal and Shot Creation: Domestic Leagues Table
							SCA		SCA Types						GCA		GCA Types
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	Matches
2022	22	BK Häcken	se SWE	1. Damallsvenskan	2nd	0.4																	Matches
2023	23	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	7th	22.0	11	0.50	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	Matches
2024	24	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	1st	23.3	22	0.91	21	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	2	0	0	0	0	0	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		45.6	33	0.71	32	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	2	0	0	0	0	0
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	Matches
Pride (2 Seasons)				1 League		45.2	33	0.71	32	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	2	0	0	0	0	0
BK Häcken (1 Season)				1 League		0.4

NWSL (2 Seasons)						45.2	33	0.71	32	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	2	0	0	0	0	0
Damallsvenskan (1 Season)						0.4

Defensive Actions: Domestic Leagues

Defensive Actions: Domestic Leagues Table
							Tackles					Challenges				Blocks
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err	Matches
2022	22	BK Häcken	se SWE	1. Damallsvenskan	2nd	0.4																	Matches
2023	23	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	7th	22.0	29	18	19	10	0	16	30	53.3	14	36	19	17	20	49	71	3	Matches
2024	24	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	1st	23.3	55	27	39	10	6	25	44	56.8	19	27	17	10	25	80	80	2	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		45.6	84	45	58	20	6	41	74	55.4	33	63	36	27	45	129	151	5
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err	Matches
Pride (2 Seasons)				1 League		45.2	84	45	58	20	6	41	74	55.4	33	63	36	27	45	129	151	5
BK Häcken (1 Season)				1 League		0.4														0

NWSL (2 Seasons)						45.2	84	45	58	20	6	41	74	55.4	33	63	36	27	45	129	151	5
Damallsvenskan (1 Season)						0.4														0

Possession: Domestic Leagues

Possession: Domestic Leagues Table
							Touches							Take-Ons					Carries								Receiving
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR	Matches
2022	22	BK Häcken	se SWE	1. Damallsvenskan	2nd	0.4																							Matches
2023	23	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	7th	22.0	1156	180	722	419	33	4	1156	13	7	53.8	4	30.8	693	3514	1840	11	11	2	15	5	670	7	Matches
2024	24	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	1st	23.3	1587	136	833	684	85	2	1587	11	6	54.5	5	45.5	899	3835	2128	13	11	2	24	5	983	11	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		45.6	2743	316	1555	1103	118	6	2743	24	13	54.2	9	37.5	1592	7349	3968	24	22	4	39	10	1653	18
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR	Matches
Pride (2 Seasons)				1 League		45.2	2743	316	1555	1103	118	6	2743	24	13	54.2	9	37.5	1592	7349	3968	24	22	4	39	10	1653	18
BK Häcken (1 Season)				1 League		0.4

NWSL (2 Seasons)						45.2	2743	316	1555	1103	118	6	2743	24	13	54.2	9	37.5	1592	7349	3968	24	22	4	39	10	1653	18
Damallsvenskan (1 Season)						0.4

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time				Starts			Subs			Team Success						Team Success (xG)
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off	Matches
2022	22	BK Häcken	se SWE	1. Damallsvenskan	2nd	4	35	9	1.5	0.4	0		0	4	9	3	3.00	2	0	+2	+5.14	+3.54						Matches
2023	23	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	7th	22	1,976	90	99.8	22.0	22	90	21	0		0	1.41	27	28	-1	-0.05	-0.05	30.0	28.7	+1.3	+0.06	-13.03	Matches
2024	24	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	1st	24	2,096	87	93.2	23.3	23	90	23	1	26	0	2.41	43	17	+26	+1.12	+1.12	46.5	25.5	+21.0	+0.86	+3.78	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		50	4,107	82	62.5	45.6	45	90	44	5	12	3	2.02	72	45	+27	+0.59	-0.91	76.5	54.3	+22.2	+0.48	+2.45
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off	Matches
Pride (2 Seasons)				1 League		46	4,072	89	96.3	45.2	45	90	44	1	26	0	1.93	70	45	+25	+0.55	+0.55	76.5	54.3	+22.2	+0.48	+2.45
BK Häcken (1 Season)				1 League		4	35	9	1.5	0.4	0		0	4	9	3	3.00	2	0	+2	+5.14	+3.54

NWSL (2 Seasons)						46	4,072	89	96.3	45.2	45	90	44	1	26	0	1.93	70	45	+25	+0.55	+0.55	76.5	54.3	+22.2	+0.48	+2.45
Damallsvenskan (1 Season)						4	35	9	1.5	0.4	0		0	4	9	3	3.00	2	0	+2	+5.14	+3.54

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Performance													Aerial Duels
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%	Matches
2022	22	BK Häcken	se SWE	1. Damallsvenskan	2nd	0.4	0	0	0									0					Matches
2023	23	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	7th	22.0	2	0	0	9	22	0	3	20	18	0	1	0	174	18	14	56.3	Matches
2024	24	Pride	us USA	1. NWSL	1st	23.3	2	0	0	20	18	0	2	25	27	0	0	1	166	13	11	54.2	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		45.6	4	0	0	29	40	0	5	45	45	0	1	1	340	31	25	55.4
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%	Matches
Pride (2 Seasons)				1 League		45.2	4	0	0	29	40	0	5	45	45	0	1	1	340	31	25	55.4
BK Häcken (1 Season)				1 League		0.4	0	0	0									0

NWSL (2 Seasons)						45.2	4	0	0	29	40	0	5	45	45	0	1	1	340	31	25	55.4
Damallsvenskan (1 Season)						0.4	0	0	0									0

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