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 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	14.3	5445.8%	506.2%
2	M. Laborda Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	27	12.7	5137%	4515.5%
3	N. Harriel Full-back	Philadelphia Union	25	12.4	3723.2%	457.5%
4	R. Baker-Whiting Full-back	Nashville SC	21	11.8	21165.8%	448.9%
5	M. Navarro Full-back	Colorado Rapids	27	11.5	2812.3%	3416.7%
6	K. Thompson Full-back	Colorado Rapids	23	10.7	3151%	43±0%
7	E. Morales Full-back	CF Montreal	22	10	23100.9%	4311.1%
8	A. Markanich Full-back	Minnesota United FC	26	9.3	329.7%	411.5%
9	B. Kikanovic Full-back	San Jose Earthquakes	26	8.6	24	3927.6%
10	B. Kamungo Full-back	FC Dallas	24	8.2	1336.2%	435.7%
11	J. Fory Full-back	Portland Timbers	24	8.1	2710.3%	445%
12	E. Báez Full-back	Atlanta United FC	21	8.1	1676.6%	4818%
13	F. Westfield Full-back	Philadelphia Union	20	8.1	2713.3%	485.7%
14	K. Franklin Full-back	Toronto FC	23	8	19119.3%	4416.8%
15	I. Fray Full-back	Inter Miami	24	8	1811.7%	434.2%
16	T. Totland Full-back	St. Louis City	26	7.9	1521.4%	4127.6%
17	L. Petrasso Full-back	CF Montreal	26	7.9	1927.8%	411.9%
18	Cherrion Valerius Full-back	Minnesota United FC	21	7.8	25±0%	66±0%
19	D. Bugaj Full-back	CF Montreal	22	7.6	2577.9%	434.6%
20	P. Dithejane Full-back	Chicago Fire	22	7.5	479.1%	4172.1%
21	I. Feingold Full-back	New England Revolution	22	7.5	1254.5%	4114.7%
22	J. Reynolds Full-back	Sporting Kansas City	22	7.4	82600%	371.6%
23	J. Travis Full-back	Colorado Rapids	22	7.4	18293.3%	4211.1%
24	Matthew Edwards Full-back	Atlanta United FC	23	7.4	714.1%	390.5%
25	C. Garcés Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	7.3	194.5%	391.8%
26	Will Cleary Full-back	Charlotte	23	7.2	5	39
27	Raphael Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	22	7.1	6	40
28	J. Mosquera Full-back	Portland Timbers	24	7.1	195%	3810.6%
29	Nikola Markovic Full-back	DC United	22	7	9	40
30	M. Farsi Full-back	Columbus Crew	26	6.9	858.5%	371.1%
31	D. Padelford Full-back	New York Red Bulls	23	6.8	190.8%	344.5%
32	D. Schnegg Full-back	Charlotte	27	6.8	1259.1%	339.2%
33	Harbor Miller Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	6.8	18311.6%	426.3%
34	M. Gherasimencov Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	6.8	13	41
35	N. Allen Full-back	Chicago Fire	22	6.7	098.5%	3519%
36	Calegari Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	6.7	2431.9%	451.1%
37	Ian Smith Full-back	Portland Timbers	24	6.6	819.4%	364.6%
38	O. Valencia Full-back	New York Red Bulls	22	6.6	485.5%	3713%
39	C. Baker Full-back	New England Revolution	22	6.5	71200%	372.2%
40	B. Hidalgo Full-back	CF Montreal	24	6.4	455.7%	356.1%
41	M. Ilenič Full-back	New York City FC	21	6.3	195.8%	3615.5%
42	P. Ndinga Ossibadjouo Full-back	Philadelphia Union	21	6.3	382.6%	3717.3%
43	V. Radojević Full-back	CF Montreal	22	6.2	620.4%	3916%
44	S. Hefti Full-back	DC United	28	6.2	38101.1%	3531.1%
45	Ž. Kolmanič Full-back	Austin	26	6.2	541.2%	329.2%
46	Vinícius Nogueira Full-back	Orlando City SC	24	6	1072.9%	3122.5%
47	D. Þórhallsson Full-back	San Diego	26	6	282.1%	3112.5%
48	Alvaro Augusto Full-back	FC Dallas	20	5.9	3	37
49	M. Lyons Full-back	Charlotte	23	5.8	4	31
50	A. Chirila Full-back	FC Cincinnati	17	5.7	6	41