Best full-backs in Major League Soccer

The highest-potential full-backs in Major League Soccer, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

L. Bombino of San Diego is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.1, and N. Harriel has been the form player this season, grading 53.7, and A. Markanich leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Markanich has improved his Season rating most, up +29.4 on last season, while P. Miller's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, É. Ocampo of Vancouver Whitecaps is the most valuable name in this group at 23.3.

New England Revolution · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Markanich+29.4SsN

Minnesota United FC · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	L. Bombino Full-back	San Diego	20	51	49
2	É. Ocampo Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	22	393810%	4730.4%
3	P. Miller Full-back	New England Revolution	18	29357.8%	4717.9%
4	T. Johnson Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	30	46
5	J. Mosquera Full-back	Portland Timbers	23	1520.7%	445.8%
6	T. Gray Full-back	New York City FC	23	3398.8%	442.2%
7	J. Rosales Full-back	Minnesota United FC	25	2445.5%	435.3%
8	C. Smith Full-back	Phoenix Rising	22	113600%	4318.4%
9	K. Kossa-Rienzi Full-back	Seattle Sounders	24	196166.7%	4324.3%
10	J. Marshall-Rutty Full-back	Charlotte	22	2745.1%	430.9%
11	S. Anderson Full-back	Hartford Athletic	23	24591.4%	439.5%
12	J. Fory Full-back	Portland Timbers	24	24	43
13	N. Harriel Full-back	Philadelphia Union	25	5472.7%	430.5%
14	Felipe Andrade Full-back	Houston Dynamo	24	36624.5%	4325%
15	A. Smolyakov Full-back	Los Angeles FC	23	1410.1%	427.3%
16	Finn Sundstrom Full-back	North Carolina	19	15	42
17	O. Damm Full-back	FC Tulsa	22	21	42
18	Kieran Sargeant Full-back	Lexington	23	15	42
19	I. Fray Full-back	Inter Miami	23	17152.9%	421.7%
20	D. Bugaj Full-back	CF Montreal	22	152860%	4215.7%
21	L. Petrasso Full-back	CF Montreal	26	15	4222.9%
22	Guilherme Biro Full-back	Austin	26	3333.1%	416.5%
23	I. Pilcher Full-back	San Diego	23	16	41
24	Matthew Edwards Full-back	Atlanta United FC	23	12	4116.6%
25	B. Hlongwane Full-back	Minnesota United FC	26	3019.8%	418.7%
26	N. Norris Full-back	FC Dallas	21	73250%	4110.4%
27	W. Kumado Full-back	San Diego	23	1334.3%	401.7%
28	B. Kamungo Full-back	FC Dallas	24	1147.2%	401.5%
29	A. Markanich Full-back	Minnesota United FC	26	36438.8%	402.6%
30	Leonardo Barroso Full-back	Chicago Fire	21	12	40
31	Harbor Miller Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	5	40
32	A. Villanueva Full-back	Detroit City	24	18	409.7%
33	M. Cuevas Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	710.2%	401.8%
34	J. Davis Full-back	Sporting Kansas City	24	1561.1%	3916.2%
35	D. Padelford Full-back	St. Louis City	23	132480%	394%
36	Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador Full-back	CF Montreal	22	768.1%	3913.6%
37	J. Ricketts Full-back	San Jose Earthquakes	24	102375%	3911.8%
38	D. Pierre Full-back	FC Tulsa	25	10	39
39	K. Franklin Full-back	Toronto FC	23	1194.7%	392.3%
40	B. Hidalgo Full-back	Real Salt Lake	24	1132.5%	386.9%
41	C. Wallem Full-back	St. Louis City	26	2323%	383.3%
42	G. Dorsey Full-back	Houston Dynamo	27	331.8%	3812.3%
43	R. Roberts Full-back	San Jose Earthquakes	22	9	38
44	M. Lyons Full-back	Monterey Bay	23	5	37
45	J. Aude Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	1043.3%	3711.9%
46	D. Brekalo Full-back	Orlando City SC	27	29100%	371.6%
47	M. Floriani Full-back	San Jose Earthquakes	23	9	37
48	D. Schnegg Full-back	DC United	27	271726.7%	3711.1%
49	K. O'Toole Full-back	New York City FC	27	37212.8%	3614.4%
50	Ž. Kolmanič Full-back	Austin	26	8110.5%	366.1%