Goalkeepers with the Best Potential in Major League Soccer 2026

The highest-potential goalkeepers in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

C. Brady of Chicago Fire is the standout for raw talent across goalkeepers in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 47.8, and J. Bond has been the form player this season, grading 63.8, and L. Gavran leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Bond has improved his Season rating most, up +60.1 on last season, while A. Blake's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, B. Schwake of Nashville SC is the most valuable name in this group at 14.2.

Philadelphia Union · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Bond+60.1SsN

Houston Dynamo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	C. Brady Goalkeeper	Chicago Fire	22	21177.6%	486.2%
2	B. Schwake Goalkeeper	Nashville SC	25	62	45
3	P. Schulte Goalkeeper	Columbus Crew	25	1021.5%	456%
4	Jayden Hibbert Goalkeeper	Atlanta United FC	22	4	43
5	D. Ferree Goalkeeper	San Diego	19	18	43
6	R. Celentano Goalkeeper	FC Cincinnati	26	388.6%	433.9%
7	L. Gavran Goalkeeper	Toronto FC	26	573.3%	4235.6%
8	Michael Collodi Goalkeeper	FC Dallas	25	525%	4111.5%
9	N. Defreitas Goalkeeper	Colorado Rapids	25	18376.3%	4011%
10	Kim Joon-Hong Goalkeeper	DC United	23	291.5%	3918.1%
11	J. Sirois Goalkeeper	FC Dallas	25	664.1%	395.6%
12	M. Freese Goalkeeper	New York City FC	28	966.8%	352%
13	C. dos Santos Goalkeeper	San Diego	26	1260%	3516.5%
14	J. Pulskamp Goalkeeper	Sporting Kansas City	25	0100%	3517.9%
15	H. Sulte Goalkeeper	Portland Timbers	24	9	354.9%
16	D. Callender Goalkeeper	Minnesota United FC	28	14	3549.1%
17	A. Thomas Goalkeeper	Seattle Sounders	28	21386%	3429.5%
18	L. Barraza Goalkeeper	Inter Miami	29	5	3219.2%
19	J. Pantemis Goalkeeper	Portland Timbers	29	190.2%	3115.9%
20	Y. Takaoka Goalkeeper	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	5043.7%	300.7%
21	D. St. Clair Goalkeeper	Inter Miami	29	770.5%	297.9%
22	J. Marcinkowski Goalkeeper	Los Angeles Galaxy	29	7	2843.8%
23	E. Horvath Goalkeeper	New York Red Bulls	31	2242.9%	251.2%
24	M. Crépeau Goalkeeper	Orlando City SC	32	615.4%	2241.4%
25	J. Bond Goalkeeper	Houston Dynamo	33	64181.1%	2126.2%
26	A. Gunn Goalkeeper	San Jose Earthquakes	30	8	2133.2%
27	Z. Steffen Goalkeeper	Colorado Rapids	31	1327.9%	1913.1%
28	K. Kahlina Goalkeeper	Charlotte	34	1561.8%	182.3%
29	A. Blake Goalkeeper	Philadelphia Union	35	1066.9%	1830.6%
30	R. Bürki Goalkeeper	St. Louis City	35	63.2%	1722.7%
31	S. Cleveland Goalkeeper	Sporting Kansas City	32	0	17
32	Rafael Cabral Goalkeeper	Real Salt Lake	36	376.3%	175.6%
33	B. Stuver Goalkeeper	Austin	35	1044.9%	179.3%
34	J. Willis Goalkeeper	Nashville SC	38	1717.6%	148.3%
35	L. Hoyos Goalkeeper	Atlanta United FC	37	193.4%	1414.9%
36	S. Frei Goalkeeper	Seattle Sounders	40	2241.3%	1411.4%
37	J. McCarthy Goalkeeper	New York Red Bulls	34	289.5%	1340.7%
38	S. Johnson Goalkeeper	DC United	37	1645.5%	131.5%
39	H. Lloris Goalkeeper	Los Angeles FC	39	62120.6%	139.2%
40	J. Gal Goalkeeper	Chicago Fire	33	2118.2%	1233.9%
41	Daniel Goalkeeper	FC Dallas	32	0100%	1242%