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	27	3	6	7.16	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 — 3 goals and 6 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 43, top 5% of Major League Soccer full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.3, ranking 464th of 525 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (69% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.66 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 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 62 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 10 clean sheets and 2.656 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, 60th of 62 of the 62 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 potential60th of 62 full-backs · Major League Soccer Current seasonTop 5% full-backs · Major League Soccer 3rd-best full-back in the Major League Soccer 464th in the Major League Soccer · potential 60th-highest potential full-back in the Major League Soccer

17.3

Ratingi

60th of 62 full-backs

42.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

69%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.66

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

Apps

2.66

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 69% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.43 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 17.3, Najar carries the 60th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 62. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.66 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 %69%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.145

Assists / 900.29

Goal contribution / 900.435

Defensive actions / 902.656

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %40

Pass accuracy %86

Dribble success %49.2

Cards / 900.241

Foul involvement / 902.028

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 — 17.3 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

Goals3

Shots on target6

Shots15

Passing

Assists6

Chances created31

Passes1,210

Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles32

Dribble success49.2%

Duels won90

Duels won %49.5%

Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions23

Blocks6

Fouls committed23

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 27 appearances with 3 goals and 6 assists across 1,864 minutes, averaging a 7.21 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 17W-7D-5L — and his match ratings average 7.23 at home against 6.92 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 1-1 draw away at San Jose Earthquakes (90 minutes, 7.04 rating)
October 15, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Sporting Kansas City (68 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 8.25 rating)
October 11, 2026: 4-1 win away at Austin (76 minutes, 7.01 rating)
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)

A. Najar's next match is on October 29, 2026, when Nashville SC face Philadelphia Union at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Najar at 17.3 with a Season form score of 42.8, ranking 464th of 525 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 384 club appearances with 29 goals and 18 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