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 8 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 14.6.

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	Player	Team
1	É. Ocampo Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	23	5445.8%	508.1%
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	29	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. Fory Full-back	Portland Timbers	24	2710.3%	445%
10	F. Westfield Full-back	Philadelphia Union	20	2713.3%	485.7%
11	S. Moore Full-back	FC Dallas	29	262.4%	322.3%
12	O. Urhoghide Full-back	FC Dallas	26	255.7%	415.2%
13	B. Kikanovic Full-back	San Jose Earthquakes	26	24	3927.6%
14	A. Gutman Full-back	Chicago Fire	30	2313%	290.7%
15	E. Morales Full-back	CF Montreal	22	23100.9%	4311.1%
16	Guilherme Biro Full-back	Austin	26	2134%	387.8%
17	R. Baker-Whiting Full-back	Nashville SC	21	21165.8%	448.9%
18	Sergi Palencia Full-back	Los Angeles FC	30	2153.6%	2225.1%
19	K. Duncan Full-back	Minnesota United FC	29	2015.6%	284.8%
20	K. Franklin Full-back	Toronto FC	23	19119.3%	4416.8%
21	L. Petrasso Full-back	CF Montreal	26	1927.8%	411.9%
22	C. Garcés Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	25	194.5%	394.9%
23	R. Edwards Full-back	Toronto FC	31	1926.7%	188.3%
24	I. Fray Full-back	Inter Miami	24	1811.7%	434.2%
25	Leonardo Barroso Full-back	Chicago Fire	21	1875.7%	414.3%
26	Harbor Miller Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	18311.6%	426.3%
27	J. Travis Full-back	Colorado Rapids	22	18293.3%	4211.1%
28	L. MacNaughton Full-back	St. Louis City	31	16189.1%	2019.9%
29	E. Báez Full-back	Atlanta United FC	22	1676.6%	4816.7%
30	T. Totland Full-back	St. Louis City	27	1521.4%	4141.6%
31	J. Gallagher Full-back	Austin	30	1527.2%	254.2%
32	H. Toffolo Full-back	Charlotte	31	15127.7%	2028.8%
33	J. Bell Full-back	Austin	29	141.4%	25±0%
34	Kieran Sargeant Full-back	San Diego	23	14±0%	342.4%
35	Adrián Marín Full-back	Orlando City SC	29	14245%	2722.7%
36	H. Johansson Full-back	FC Dallas	29	1468.7%	3419.6%
37	B. Kamungo Full-back	FC Dallas	24	1336.2%	435.7%
38	J. Marshall-Rutty Full-back	New York Red Bulls	22	1350.2%	43±0%
39	D. Schnegg Full-back	Charlotte	28	1259.1%	33±0%
40	K. Rosenberry Full-back	Colorado Rapids	32	124.4%	144%
41	I. Feingold Full-back	New England Revolution	22	1254.5%	4114.7%
42	B. Bye Full-back	Portland Timbers	30	1130.6%	2729%
43	Iago Full-back	Orlando City SC	21	10227.6%	4133.2%
44	J. Glad Full-back	Real Salt Lake	29	970.1%	2517%
45	Z. Bassong Full-back	Sporting Kansas City	27	939.3%	297.1%
46	J. Reynolds Full-back	Sporting Kansas City	22	82600%	371.6%
47	M. Miazga Full-back	New York City FC	31	859.4%	197.3%
48	K. Wagner Full-back	Philadelphia Union	29	886.3%	2523.5%
49	S. Junqua Full-back	Real Salt Lake	29	848.1%	256.8%
50	K. Smith Full-back	FC Cincinnati	34	835%	111.9%