Most In-Form full-backs in Major League Soccer 2026

The most in-form full-backs in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

É. Ocampo of Vancouver Whitecaps is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.6, and A. Markanich leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Laborda has improved his Season rating most, up +27.5 on last season, while E. Morales's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.9 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 14.3.

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	Player	Team
1	É. Ocampo Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	22	5445.8%	506.2%
2	M. Laborda Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	27	5137%	4515.5%
3	A. Najar Full-back	Nashville SC	33	4022.1%	1711.1%
4	S. Hefti Full-back	DC United	28	38101.1%	3531.1%
5	N. Harriel Full-back	Philadelphia Union	25	3723.2%	457.5%
6	A. Markanich Full-back	Minnesota United FC	26	329.7%	411.5%
7	K. Kurokawa Full-back	DC United	29	315.4%	3312.4%
8	K. Thompson Full-back	Colorado Rapids	23	3151%	43±0%
9	J. Löffelsend Full-back	San Diego	29	28688.9%	288.1%
10	M. Navarro Full-back	Colorado Rapids	27	2812.3%	3416.7%
11	J. Fory Full-back	Portland Timbers	24	2710.3%	445%
12	F. Westfield Full-back	Philadelphia Union	20	2713.3%	485.7%
13	J. Dean Full-back	Chicago Fire	29	2743.8%	272.2%
14	S. Moore Full-back	FC Dallas	29	262.4%	322.3%
15	D. Bugaj Full-back	CF Montreal	22	2577.9%	434.6%
16	B. Kikanovic Full-back	San Jose Earthquakes	26	24	3927.6%
17	M. Amundsen Full-back	Columbus Crew	28	2426.2%	313.3%
18	A. Gutman Full-back	Chicago Fire	29	2313%	2910.1%
19	E. Morales Full-back	CF Montreal	22	23100.9%	4311.1%
20	R. Baker-Whiting Full-back	Nashville SC	21	21165.8%	448.9%
21	K. Duncan Full-back	Minnesota United FC	29	2015.6%	284.8%
22	K. Franklin Full-back	Toronto FC	23	19119.3%	4416.8%
23	L. Petrasso Full-back	CF Montreal	26	1927.8%	411.9%
24	C. Garcés Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	194.5%	391.8%
25	R. Edwards Full-back	Toronto FC	31	1926.7%	188.3%
26	I. Fray Full-back	Inter Miami	24	1811.7%	434.2%
27	Harbor Miller Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	18311.6%	426.3%
28	J. Travis Full-back	Colorado Rapids	22	18293.3%	4211.1%
29	F. Negri Full-back	Houston Dynamo	31	1756.5%	180.6%
30	L. MacNaughton Full-back	St. Louis City	31	16189.1%	2019.9%
31	E. Báez Full-back	Atlanta United FC	21	1676.6%	4818%
32	T. Totland Full-back	St. Louis City	26	1521.4%	4127.6%
33	H. Toffolo Full-back	Charlotte	31	15127.7%	2028.8%
34	Adrián Marín Full-back	Orlando City SC	29	14245%	2722.7%
35	H. Johansson Full-back	FC Dallas	28	1468.7%	347.7%
36	B. Kamungo Full-back	FC Dallas	24	1336.2%	435.7%
37	D. Schnegg Full-back	Charlotte	27	1259.1%	339.2%
38	I. Feingold Full-back	New England Revolution	22	1254.5%	4114.7%
39	D. Yedlin Full-back	Real Salt Lake	33	1152%	149.2%
40	B. Bye Full-back	Portland Timbers	30	1130.6%	2729%
41	P. Quinton Full-back	Real Salt Lake	26	916.9%	3712.3%
42	J. Glad Full-back	Real Salt Lake	29	970.1%	2517%
43	J. Reynolds Full-back	Sporting Kansas City	22	82600%	371.6%
44	K. Wagner Full-back	Philadelphia Union	29	886.3%	2523.5%
45	A. Hanche-Olsen Full-back	Chicago Fire	29	863.3%	4030%
46	M. Miazga Full-back	FC Cincinnati	31	859.4%	197.3%
47	S. Junqua Full-back	Real Salt Lake	29	848.1%	256.8%
48	M. Farsi Full-back	Columbus Crew	26	858.5%	371.1%
49	Matthew Edwards Full-back	Atlanta United FC	23	714.1%	390.5%
50	E. Karić Full-back	Sporting Kansas City	29	778.5%	2330%