Ariel Lassiter
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Portland Timbers.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 10 | 2 | 1 | 270 | 6.92 |
Scout report
A. Lassiter is a 32-year-old centre-forward at Portland Timbers, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 4 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 27, top 60% of Major League Soccer centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.8, ranking 437th of 525 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (45.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.66 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.29 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lassiter.
Judged on this season alone, Lassiter graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 58 of the 58 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 5 goals and 4 assists in 25 appearances (0.66 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 27). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 47th of 58 of the 58 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 32 Lassiter is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.
Lassiter is operating at his career peak — the 2022/23 level is the level.
Output in context · Portland Timbers finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side
5 goals in 25 appearances (0.2 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.36 per appearance).
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.66 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.29 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 45.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, 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 16.8, Lassiter carries the 47th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 58, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Portland Timbers finished 11th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.66 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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