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Profile

Full nameAdri Mehmeti
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityUSA
Age17
Date of birth6 Apr 2009
Shirt number#15
ClubNew York Red Bulls
Defensive midfielder
25
Appearances
1
Goals
3
Assists
2046
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 91% 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 53.083000000000006 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 2nd of 491 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 18th of 150 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been an ever-present this season (84.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.58 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 43 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 39 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 3 assists and 4.575 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 53, top 3% of the 39 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 17 Mehmeti is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.3 reflects that trajectory.

53.083000000000006
Ratingi
1st of 39 defensive midfielders
42.8
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
84.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.58
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

25
Apps
4.58
Def. / 90
45
Tackles
44
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 84.2% 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. 4.58 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 53.083000000000006, Mehmeti carries the 1st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 3%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.58 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 created25
Passes1,405
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles9
Dribble success45%
Duels won109
Duels won %48.7%
Fouls won20
Penalties won1—

Defending

Tackles45
Interceptions44
Blocks15
Fouls committed33

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.