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Full nameAdri Mehmeti
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityUSA
Age17
Date of birth6 Apr 2009
Shirt number#15
ClubNew York Red Bulls
Defensive midfielder
24
Appearances
1
Goals
3
Assists
1962
Minutes

Domestic-league season · New York Red Bulls.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer171214197.04

Scout report

First senior season on record — and already on the pitch for 90% of New York Red Bulls's available minutes, one of the top game-time debuts in the Major League Soccer this season.

Elite prospectBall-winning Defensive midfielder

A. Mehmeti is a 17-year-old defensive midfielder at New York Red Bulls, rated 54.06400000000001 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 3rd of 481 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 20th of 141 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been an ever-present this season (90.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mehmeti.

Judged on this season alone, Mehmeti graded 47 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 44 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 3 assists and 4.679 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Mehmeti, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, top 3% of the 44 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 17 Mehmeti is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.2 reflects that trajectory.

54.06400000000001
Ratingi
1st of 44 defensive midfielders
46.7
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
90.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.68
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · New York Red Bulls finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

24
Apps
4.68
Def. / 90
45
Tackles
44
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 90.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 4.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 17 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 54.06400000000001, Mehmeti carries the 1st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 3%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 17 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 17, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target2
Shots7

Passing

Assists3
Chances created24
Passes1,359
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles9
Dribble success45%
Duels won104
Duels won %47.7%
Fouls won18
Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles45
Interceptions44
Blocks13
Fouls committed32

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.