Andy Najar

Najar's current-season form is up 15% on last season (Season 33→38), while his Rating eased 19→16. 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	18	2	3	7.1	16	37
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 headFull-back

A. Najar is a 33-year-old full-back at Nashville SC, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 3 assists in 18 appearances, a Season grade of 38, top 13% of Major League Soccer full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.4, ranking 397th of 436 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (62.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.05 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 38 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 54 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 6 clean sheets and 3.053 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 33 → 38). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 51st of 54 of the 54 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 1.8 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 potential51st of 54 full-backs · Major League Soccer Current seasonTop 13% full-backs · Major League Soccer 7th-best full-back in the Major League Soccer 397th in the Major League Soccer · potential 51st-highest potential full-back in the Major League Soccer

16.4

Ratingi

51st of 54 full-backs

38.2

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

62.4%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.05

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

Apps

3.05

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 62.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.38 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 16.4, Najar carries the 51st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 54. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.05 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 %62.4%

Available fixtures21 of 21

Goals / 900.153

Assists / 900.229

Goal contribution / 900.382

Defensive actions / 903.053

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %57.1

Pass accuracy %86

Dribble success %54.5

Cards / 900.229

Foul involvement / 901.985

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 1.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Najar's projected Rating — 16.4 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

Shots7

Passing

Assists3

Chances created16

Passes836

Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles24

Dribble success54.5%

Duels won63

Duels won %52.1%

Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles19

Interceptions15

Blocks6

Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

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 18 appearances with 2 goals and 3 assists across 1,179 minutes, averaging a 7.11 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 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 11W-4D-2L — and his match ratings average 6.98 at home against 7.19 on the road.

Recent matches

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 1, 2026: 2-2 draw away at DC United (84 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 25, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Orlando City SC (62 minutes, 7.14 rating)
July 23, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs CF Montreal (41 minutes, 7 rating)
July 18, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Atlanta United FC (27 minutes, 7 rating)
May 13, 2026: 3-0 win away at New England Revolution (50 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 10, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs DC United (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.7 rating)
May 2, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Philadelphia Union (28 minutes, 7.5 rating)
April 26, 2026: 4-2 win at home vs Charlotte (75 minutes, 1 assist, 7 rating)

A. Najar's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Nashville SC face FC Cincinnati at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Najar at 16.4 with a Season form score of 38.2, ranking 397th of 436 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 375 club appearances with 28 goals and 15 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