Full-backs with the Best Potential in Major League Soccer

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

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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, N. Harriel of Philadelphia Union is the most valuable name in this group at 13.3.

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
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%
7	J. Rosales Full-back	Minnesota United FC	25	2446.3%	435.3%
8	K. Kossa-Rienzi Full-back	Seattle Sounders	24	199300%	4324.3%
9	J. Marshall-Rutty Full-back	Charlotte	22	2745.1%	430.9%
10	N. Harriel Full-back	Philadelphia Union	25	5472.7%	43±0%
11	J. Fory Full-back	Portland Timbers	24	24	43
12	Felipe Andrade Full-back	Houston Dynamo	24	36624.5%	4325%
13	A. Smolyakov Full-back	Los Angeles FC	23	1410.1%	427.3%
14	I. Fray Full-back	Inter Miami	23	17152.9%	421.7%
15	L. Petrasso Full-back	CF Montreal	26	15	4222.9%
16	D. Bugaj Full-back	CF Montreal	22	152860%	4215.7%
17	Guilherme Biro Full-back	Austin	26	3333.1%	416.5%
18	I. Pilcher Full-back	San Diego	23	16	41
19	Matthew Edwards Full-back	Atlanta United FC	23	12	4116.9%
20	B. Hlongwane Full-back	Minnesota United FC	26	3021.9%	418.7%
21	N. Norris Full-back	FC Dallas	21	73250%	4110.4%
22	W. Kumado Full-back	San Diego	23	1334.3%	401.7%
23	B. Kamungo Full-back	FC Dallas	24	1143.2%	401.5%
24	A. Markanich Full-back	Minnesota United FC	26	36438.8%	402.6%
25	Leonardo Barroso Full-back	Chicago Fire	21	12	40
26	Harbor Miller Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	5	40
27	M. Cuevas Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	710.2%	401.8%
28	J. Davis Full-back	Sporting Kansas City	24	1562.1%	3916.2%
29	D. Padelford Full-back	St. Louis City	23	132480%	394%
30	Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador Full-back	CF Montreal	22	768.1%	3913.6%
31	J. Ricketts Full-back	San Jose Earthquakes	24	102375%	3911.8%
32	K. Franklin Full-back	Toronto FC	23	1194.7%	392.3%
33	B. Hidalgo Full-back	Real Salt Lake	24	1132.5%	386.9%
34	C. Wallem Full-back	St. Louis City	26	2318.4%	383.3%
35	G. Dorsey Full-back	Houston Dynamo	27	336%	3812.3%
36	R. Roberts Full-back	San Jose Earthquakes	22	9	38
37	D. Brekalo Full-back	Orlando City SC	27	29100%	371.3%
38	J. Aude Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	1043.3%	3711.9%
39	M. Floriani Full-back	San Jose Earthquakes	23	9	37
40	D. Schnegg Full-back	DC United	27	271726.7%	3711.1%
41	K. O'Toole Full-back	New York City FC	27	37202.5%	3714.1%
42	Ž. Kolmanič Full-back	Austin	26	8110.5%	366.1%
43	M. Weigandt Full-back	Inter Miami	26	1331.6%	3621.9%
44	Pedro Amador Full-back	Atlanta United FC	27	1670.2%	368.2%
45	L. Ndenbe Full-back	Sporting Kansas City	26	17931.3%	364.7%
46	E. Bartlow Full-back	Houston Dynamo	26	1454.9%	363.8%
47	D. Þórhallsson Full-back	Orlando City SC	26	1162.2%	3520.7%
48	T. Totland Full-back	St. Louis City	26	1453.1%	3422.4%
49	S. Rogers Full-back	Chicago Fire	27	16256.5%	3317.6%
50	R. Cannon Full-back	Colorado Rapids	28	32720.5%	332.8%