Cubas's current-season form is up 63% on last season (Season 27→44), while his Rating climbed 26→28. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Vancouver Whitecaps · 1st	17	0	2	7.15	27	46
2025/26	Vancouver Whitecaps · 2nd	28	0	1	6.99	26	27
2024/25	Vancouver Whitecaps · 8th	28	0	1	6.91	31	27
2023/24	Vancouver Whitecaps · 8th	30	0	2	6.83	35	32
2022/23	Vancouver Whitecaps · 7th	18	1	0	6.96	35	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Paraguay · international

Side	Apps	G
Paraguay	37	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Defensive midfielder

A. Cubas is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Vancouver Whitecaps, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 17 appearances, a Season grade of 44, top 3% of Major League Soccer defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.2, ranking 316th of 436 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (76.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 7.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cubas.

Judged on this season alone, Cubas graded 44 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 7.336 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 27 → 44). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 30th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Cubas is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Cubas is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential30th of 40 defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer Current seasonTop 3% defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer 1st-best defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer 316th in the Major League Soccer · potential 30th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer

28.2

Ratingi

30th of 40 defensive midfielders

44.1

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

76.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

7.34

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 1st of 15 · a title-challenging side

Apps

7.34

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

7.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 76.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 7.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.2, Cubas carries the 30th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 40. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (7.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %76.3%

Available fixtures20 of 20

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.131

Goal contribution / 900.131

Defensive actions / 907.336

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %28.6

Pass accuracy %88

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.459

Foul involvement / 902.686

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~9), then tapers with age. At 30, Cubas sits on 4.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cubas's projected Rating — 28.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target2

Shots7

Passing

Assists2

Chances created13

Passes895

Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success50%

Duels won108

Duels won %62.8%

Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles80

Interceptions29

Blocks3

Fouls committed26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

€3.5M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Vancouver WhitecapsApr 2022 – now

NNimesJul 2020 – Apr 2022€ 3.5M

Talleres Cordobauntil Jul 2020

Defensa Y Justicia(on loan)Jul 2017 – Jul 2020

Pescara(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2017

Boca Juniorsuntil Jan 2017

About A. Cubas

Adrián Andrés Cubas is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps, born on May 11, 1996 in Campo Grande, standing 163 cm tall. He is from Paraguay. Vancouver Whitecaps currently sit 1st of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, A. Cubas has made 17 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 1,374 minutes, averaging a 7.17 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 7 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Major League Soccer and the CONCACAF Champions League.

When A. Cubas plays, Vancouver Whitecaps's record this season is 10W-4D-4L — and his match ratings average 7.36 at home against 6.94 on the road.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 5-0 win at home vs FC Dallas (90 minutes, 1 assist, 8.5 rating)
August 20, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Houston Dynamo (74 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 17, 2026: 2-0 win away at Seattle Sounders (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 5, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Atlante FC (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
August 1, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Los Angeles FC (72 minutes, 7.5 rating)
July 26, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Minnesota United FC (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
July 22, 2026: 3-4 loss away at FC Cincinnati (84 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 17, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Houston Dynamo (50 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 14, 2026: 3-2 win away at FC Dallas (84 minutes, 7 rating)
May 10, 2026: 1-1 draw away at San Jose Earthquakes (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)

A. Cubas's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Vancouver Whitecaps face Sporting Kansas City away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Cubas at 28.2 with a Season form score of 44.1, ranking 316th of 436 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Canadian Championship and the Liga Profesional Argentina. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, A. Cubas has totalled 256 club appearances with 4 goals and 8 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 30 appearances for Vancouver Whitecaps.

A. Cubas's career has also included time at NNimes, Talleres Cordoba, Defensa Y Justicia, Pescara and Boca Juniors.

On the international stage, A. Cubas has represented Paraguay — 37 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 1st of 15 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points