Jacob
Shaffelburg
F
#18
#18F
LAFC
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 161 lbs · Age : 26
| Year | Team | FC | FA | RC | YC | OG | APP | SUB | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current season | LAFC | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
Guaranteed compensation: base salary plus signing bonuses and other guaranteed money, annualized; performance bonuses are not included. Contract length is not made public.
2026 season, in progress (868 minutes played). The percentile ranks the player among regular attacking midfielders and wingers (1,000+ minutes over a full season): 90th means better than 90% of them.
Goals
0
3th percentile
Assists
3
51th percentile
Expected goals (xG)
0.9
1th percentile
Expected assists (xA)
3.6
61th percentile
Goals − xG
−0.9
36th percentile
Key passes
18
41th percentile
Pass completion
63.8 %
3th percentile
Passes over expected
−1.8 /100
28th percentile
g+ per 90
−0.05
19th percentile
Minutes
868
Regular season. xG: expected goals from chance quality; xA: expected assists. Passes over expected: completed passes above expectation, per 100 passes, given their difficulty. g+: goals added, above the position average. Data: American Soccer Analysis.
Projected WAR
0.0
Confidence: medium · based on the backtest and minutes played
Projected minutes
1,140
WAR 2026
-0.2
Minutes played
868
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per minute, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average as if 1,000 more minutes, over the minutes expected from the last two seasons, adjusted for age. Method chosen by backtest (2023 to 2026): mean error of 0.24 wins.
Trend
→ Stable (-6)
The trend compares this season's WAR per 3,000 minutes with last season's (at least 500 minutes each), weighted by playing time.
Outlook, age included
+4 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, transfers or role changes.
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite. EX counts his MLS seasons since 2021, from our data: his career elsewhere is not included.
OV · Overall
69
Depth player
WAR: the goals added (g+) of each of his actions, above replacement level (the per-minute output of his group's fringe players), converted to standings points (0.64 points per goal), then to wins (3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
-0.2
#52 of 90 regular attacking midfielders and wingers
−0.7 goals above replacement
PAL Rating
63 / 100
#34 of 90 regular attacking midfielders and wingers
Value Rating · 2026
Sporting contract value
60 / 100
The surplus: his 2026 WAR (-0.2) × the price of a win ($3.6M), minus his 2026 guaranteed compensation, against other attacking midfielders and wingers. Commercial value (tickets, sponsors, media rights) is not counted.Salary$520KSurplus−$1.2MWAR paid0.14PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Carrying the ball and beating defenders, minus the balls lost.
Fouls drawn (free kicks, penalties won) minus fouls committed.
How his passes change his team's chances of scoring and conceding.
Getting open and receiving the ball in dangerous areas.
Breaking up the opponent's play: tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocked shots.
The value of his shots: the quality of the chance and what he makes of it.
The parts above are measured against the position average. This adjustment moves the baseline to a fringe player in his group, prorated by minutes: positive when fringe players do worse than average, negative when they do better.
| Season | Team | Min | WAR | PAL | OV | G | A | xG | xA | g+/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAFC | 868 | -0.2 | 63 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 | 3.6 | −0.05 |
| 2025 | NSH | 1,269 | 0.1 | 74 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | +0.02 |
| 2024 | NSH | 1,569 | 0.0 | 33 | 67 | 2 | 3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | −0.03 |
| 2023 | NSH | 1,461 | 0.4 | 59 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 4.6 | 2.0 | +0.08 |
| 2022 | NSH | 1,188 | 0.1 | 23 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | +0.02 |
Game recap
CF Montréal
At Stade Saputo, Samuel Piette was celebrated in what is expected to be his final game for Canada, a 2-0 win over Peru highlighted by a Jacob Shaffelburg brace and key minutes for young players.
· La Presse
Jacob Shaffelburg has 0 goals and 3 assists in 868 minutes in 2026 (expected goals: 0.9).
Jacob Shaffelburg is 26 years old. He is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 161 lb (73 kg).
Jacob Shaffelburg produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026, 63rd of 90 players at his position in the MLS. His PAL rating is 63 out of 100: above average for his position.
Jacob Shaffelburg earns $520K for the 2026 season. His Value Rating (on-field contract efficiency) is 60 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position; the player's commercial value is not part of it.
Jacob Shaffelburg plays for LAFC in the MLS, at F, and wears number 18.
