Andy Najar

Najar's current-season form is up 30% on last season (Season 33→43), while his Rating eased 19→17. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Nashville SC · 8th	24	2	5	7.14	17	40
2025/26	Nashville SC · 8th	35	2	7	7.03	19	33
2024/25	CD Olimpia	17	1	0	—	—	—
2023/24	CD Olimpia	18	1	0	—	—	—
2023/24	DC United · 12th	21	0	0	6.78	20	18
2022/23	DC United · 14th	23	0	1	6.72	25	20

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Honduras · international

Side	Apps	G
Honduras	62	5
Honduras U23	7	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Full-back

A. Najar is a 33-year-old full-back at Nashville SC, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 5 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 43, top 5% of Major League Soccer full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.1, ranking 435th of 491 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (67.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Najar.

Judged on this season alone, Najar graded 43 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 55 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 9 clean sheets and 2.761 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 33 → 43). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 55th of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 33 Najar is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2021/22

Current potential55th of 55 full-backs · Major League Soccer Current seasonTop 6% full-backs · Major League Soccer 3rd-best full-back in the Major League Soccer 435th in the Major League Soccer · potential 55th-highest potential full-back in the Major League Soccer

17.1

Ratingi

55th of 55 full-backs

43.4

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

67.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.76

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nashville SC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.76

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 67.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.39 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Age curve. At 33, 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 17.1, Najar carries the 55th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 55. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.76 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 (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %67.1%

Available fixtures27 of 27

Goals / 900.11

Assists / 900.276

Goal contribution / 900.387

Defensive actions / 902.761

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %86

Dribble success %52.7

Cards / 900.276

Foul involvement / 902.043

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 33, Najar sits on 1.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Najar's projected Rating — 17.1 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 full-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target4

Shots12

Passing

Assists5

Chances created28

Passes1,082

Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles29

Dribble success52.7%

Duels won83

Duels won %51.2%

Fouls won18

Defending

Tackles24

Interceptions20

Blocks6

Fouls committed19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.6M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Nashville SCJan 2025 – now

CCD OlimpiaJan 2024 – Jan 2025

DC Uniteduntil Jan 2024

Los Angeles FCJul 2020 – Jan 2024

AnderlechtJan 2013 – Jul 2020€ 1.6M

DC Uniteduntil Jan 2013

About A. Najar

Andy Aryel Najar Rodríguez is a 33-year-old full-back who plays for Nashville SC, born on March 16, 1993 in Choluteca, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Honduras. Nashville SC currently sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, A. Najar has made 24 appearances with 2 goals and 5 assists across 1,630 minutes, averaging a 7.08 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 5 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Major League Soccer and the CONCACAF Champions League.

When A. Najar plays, Nashville SC's record this season is 15W-6D-5L — and his match ratings average 7.15 at home against 6.9 on the road.

Recent matches

September 27, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Toronto FC (87 minutes, 7.85 rating)
September 20, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Chicago Fire (83 minutes, 1 assist, 7.6 rating)
September 12, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Inter Miami (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.61 rating)
September 9, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Toronto FC (16 minutes, 5.71 rating)
September 4, 2026: 0-0 draw away at New York City FC (89 minutes, 6.78 rating)
August 30, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs FC Cincinnati (87 minutes, 7.9 rating)
August 19, 2026: 1-0 win away at New York Red Bulls (29 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 16, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs Inter Miami (84 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
August 10, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs Atletico San Luis (71 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 6, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Leon (17 minutes, 6.6 rating)

A. Najar's next match is on October 11, 2026, when Nashville SC face Austin away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Najar at 17.1 with a Season form score of 43.4, ranking 435th of 491 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 14 career titles — among them the MLS All-Star and the Liga Nacional. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, A. Najar has totalled 381 club appearances with 28 goals and 17 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 35 appearances for Anderlecht.

A. Najar's career has also included time at CCD Olimpia, DC United, Los Angeles FC and Anderlecht.

On the international stage, A. Najar has represented Honduras and Honduras U23 — 69 caps and 5 goals 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 · Nashville SC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points