Most Valuable full-backs by Market Value in Major League Soccer 2026

The most valuable 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	14.6	5445.8%	508.1%
2	M. Laborda Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	27	12.8	5137%	4515.5%
3	N. Harriel Full-back	Philadelphia Union	25	12	3723.2%	457.5%
4	R. Baker-Whiting Full-back	Nashville SC	21	11.4	21165.8%	448.9%
5	O. Urhoghide Full-back	FC Dallas	26	10.4	255.7%	415.2%
6	K. Thompson Full-back	Colorado Rapids	23	10.3	3151%	43±0%
7	A. Markanich Full-back	Minnesota United FC	26	8.9	329.7%	411.5%
8	D. Padelford Full-back	New York Red Bulls	23	8.7	190.8%	344.5%
9	E. Morales Full-back	CF Montreal	22	8.5	23100.9%	4311.1%
10	E. Báez Full-back	Atlanta United FC	22	8.5	1676.6%	4816.7%
11	J. Fory Full-back	Portland Timbers	24	8.3	2710.3%	445%
12	B. Kamungo Full-back	FC Dallas	24	8.2	1336.2%	435.7%
13	K. Franklin Full-back	Toronto FC	23	8	19119.3%	4416.8%
14	I. Fray Full-back	Inter Miami	24	7.9	1811.7%	434.2%
15	L. Petrasso Full-back	CF Montreal	26	7.8	1927.8%	411.9%
16	F. Westfield Full-back	Philadelphia Union	20	7.7	2713.3%	485.7%
17	P. Dithejane Full-back	Chicago Fire	22	7.5	479.1%	4172.1%
18	J. Reynolds Full-back	Sporting Kansas City	22	7.5	82600%	371.6%
19	Kieran Sargeant Full-back	San Diego	23	7.5	14±0%	342.4%
20	J. Marshall-Rutty Full-back	New York Red Bulls	22	7.4	1350.2%	43±0%
21	Raphael Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	23	7.4	6	40
22	N. Allen Full-back	Chicago Fire	22	7.3	098.5%	3519%
23	T. Totland Full-back	St. Louis City	27	7.3	1521.4%	4141.6%
24	Will Cleary Full-back	Charlotte	23	7.3	5	39
25	B. Kikanovic Full-back	San Jose Earthquakes	26	7.2	24	3927.6%
26	Guilherme Biro Full-back	Austin	26	7.1	2134%	387.8%
27	Iago Full-back	Orlando City SC	21	7.1	10227.6%	4133.2%
28	Matthew Edwards Full-back	Atlanta United FC	23	7.1	714.1%	390.5%
29	M. Farsi Full-back	Columbus Crew	26	7.1	858.5%	371.1%
30	I. Feingold Full-back	New England Revolution	22	7	1254.5%	4114.7%
31	Leonardo Barroso Full-back	Chicago Fire	21	7	1875.7%	414.3%
32	J. Travis Full-back	Colorado Rapids	22	7	18293.3%	4211.1%
33	Harbor Miller Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	6.9	18311.6%	426.3%
34	Calegari Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	6.9	2431.9%	451.1%
35	J. Mosquera Full-back	Portland Timbers	24	6.9	195%	3810.6%
36	C. Garcés Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	25	6.9	194.5%	394.9%
37	Nikola Markovic Full-back	DC United	22	6.9	9	40
38	M. Gherasimencov Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	6.7	13	41
39	L. De Fougerolles Full-back	Real Salt Lake	21	6.6	2517.7%	4419.6%
40	O. Valencia Full-back	New York Red Bulls	22	6.6	485.5%	3713%
41	Ian Smith Full-back	Portland Timbers	24	6.5	819.4%	364.6%
42	Vinícius Nogueira Full-back	Orlando City SC	24	6.5	1063.5%	3132.8%
43	B. Hidalgo Full-back	CF Montreal	24	6.4	455.7%	356.1%
44	V. Radojević Full-back	CF Montreal	22	6.4	620.4%	3916%
45	P. Ndinga Ossibadjouo Full-back	Philadelphia Union	21	6.3	382.6%	3717.3%
46	Cherrion Valerius Full-back	Minnesota United FC	21	6.2	25±0%	660.9%
47	D. Chica Full-back	Atlanta United FC	24	6.2	0	33
48	M. Ilenič Full-back	New York City FC	21	6.1	195.8%	3615.5%
49	D. Þórhallsson Full-back	San Diego	26	6	282.1%	3112.5%
50	Alvaro Augusto Full-back	FC Dallas	20	6	3	37