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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · St. Louis City.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of St. Louis City's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences and 1 suspension (injury). He still appeared 25 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1104 | 6.7 |
Scout report
A. Morales is a 36-year-old defensive midfielder at St. Louis City, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 16, top 74% of Major League Soccer defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 9.9, ranking 505th of 520 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (36.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Morales.
Judged on this season alone, Morales graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 47 of the 47 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.668 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 46th of 47 of the 47 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 36 Morales is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Morales missed 3 games through injury and 1 suspension (injury) out of roughly 34 this season. The 25 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · St. Louis City finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (13th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 9.9, Morales carries the 46th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 47, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (St. Louis City finished 13th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
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.
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Transfer news
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