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 H. Lloris has been the form player this season, grading 74.1, 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 +46.7 on last season, while Rafael Cabral's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.7 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.

Real Salt Lake · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Bond+46.7SsN

Houston Dynamo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	C. Brady Goalkeeper	Chicago Fire	22	31305.3%	486.2%
2	B. Schwake Goalkeeper	Nashville SC	25	61	47
3	D. Ferree Goalkeeper	San Diego	19	21	45
4	P. Schulte Goalkeeper	Columbus Crew	25	82.5%	445.7%
5	R. Celentano Goalkeeper	FC Cincinnati	25	584.1%	431.8%
6	Michael Collodi Goalkeeper	FC Dallas	25	12225%	4215.6%
7	L. Gavran Goalkeeper	Toronto FC	26	7146.7%	4235.6%
8	Jayden Hibbert Goalkeeper	Atlanta United FC	22	1	41
9	N. Defreitas Goalkeeper	Colorado Rapids	25	15292.1%	3910.4%
10	M. Freese Goalkeeper	New York City FC	27	772.5%	391.8%
11	A. Thomas Goalkeeper	Seattle Sounders	27	22400%	3827.5%
12	Kim Joon-Hong Goalkeeper	DC United	23	194.8%	3722.3%
13	J. Sirois Goalkeeper	FC Dallas	25	4±0%	3710.3%
14	J. Pulskamp Goalkeeper	Sporting Kansas City	25	4±0%	3615.8%
15	C. dos Santos Goalkeeper	San Diego	26	31±0%	3614.8%
16	D. Callender Goalkeeper	Minnesota United FC	28	19	3551.7%
17	H. Sulte Goalkeeper	Portland Timbers	24	7	354.9%
18	L. Barraza Goalkeeper	Inter Miami	29	4	3219.2%
19	J. Pantemis Goalkeeper	Portland Timbers	29	185.2%	3114%
20	Y. Takaoka Goalkeeper	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	4733.1%	301%
21	D. St. Clair Goalkeeper	Inter Miami	29	1057.4%	299.1%
22	J. Marcinkowski Goalkeeper	Los Angeles Galaxy	29	5	2843.3%
23	E. Horvath Goalkeeper	New York Red Bulls	31	128.6%	251.2%
24	M. Crépeau Goalkeeper	Orlando City SC	32	421.2%	2240.1%
25	J. Bond Goalkeeper	Houston Dynamo	33	50122%	2125.6%
26	Z. Steffen Goalkeeper	Colorado Rapids	31	10±0%	198.9%
27	Rafael Cabral Goalkeeper	Real Salt Lake	36	467.8%	180.6%
28	K. Kahlina Goalkeeper	Charlotte	34	780.9%	183.5%
29	A. Blake Goalkeeper	Philadelphia Union	35	872.1%	1830.6%
30	B. Stuver Goalkeeper	Austin	35	1327.5%	176%
31	R. Bürki Goalkeeper	St. Louis City	35	942.9%	1720.6%
32	S. Cleveland Goalkeeper	Sporting Kansas City	32	0	16
33	J. Willis Goalkeeper	Nashville SC	38	1717.6%	148.3%
34	S. Johnson Goalkeeper	DC United	37	1314.5%	148.3%
35	L. Hoyos Goalkeeper	Atlanta United FC	37	190.1%	1414.9%
36	J. McCarthy Goalkeeper	New York Red Bulls	34	289.5%	1340.7%
37	H. Lloris Goalkeeper	Los Angeles FC	39	74163.7%	137.1%
38	Daniel Goalkeeper	FC Dallas	32	1070.7%	1242.4%
39	S. Frei Goalkeeper	Seattle Sounders	40	1948.6%	117.3%
40	J. Gal Goalkeeper	Chicago Fire	33	19.1%	1046.8%