Arnaud Souquet

Souquet's current-season form is down 38% on last season (Season 21→13), while his Rating eased 21→12. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2024/25	Chicago Fire · 15th	26	0	1	6.79	6	13
2023/24	Chicago Fire · 13th	25	0	3	6.64	21	21
2022/23	Montpellier · 12th	12	0	0	6.56	31	9
2021/22	Montpellier · 13th	34	1	3	6.65	51	35
2020/21	Montpellier · 8th	23	1	1	6.72	49	19

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

France · international

Side	Apps	G
France U20	2	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

A. Souquet is a 34-year-old central defender at Chicago Fire, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 26 appearances, a Season grade of 13. On long-term scout potential he's rated 12.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (61.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Souquet.

On the season, Souquet graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.173 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 13). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 34 Souquet is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22

12.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

61.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.17

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Chicago Fire finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.17

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 61.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 12.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %61.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.048

Goal contribution / 900.048

Defensive actions / 903.173

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 34, Souquet sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Souquet's projected Rating — 12.2 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 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles36

Interceptions23

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.8M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Free agentFeb 2025 – nowFree

Chicago FireJan 2023 – Feb 2025Free

MontpellierAug 2019 – Jan 2023€ 2.8M

GentAug 2018 – Aug 2019

NiceJul 2016 – Aug 2018

Dijonuntil Jul 2016

RRoyal Excel Mouscron(on loan)Jul 2012 – Jul 2016

Paris FC(on loan)Jul 2011 – Jul 2012

Lilleuntil Jul 2011

About A. Souquet

Arnaud Souquet is a 34-year-old centre-back who plays for Chicago Fire, born on February 12, 1992 in Paris, standing 179 cm tall. He is from France. Chicago Fire currently sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

A. Souquet's next match is on September 5, 2026, when Chicago Fire face Toronto FC away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Souquet at 12.2 with a Season form score of 13. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, A. Souquet has totalled 385 club appearances with 10 goals and 15 assists for 14 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 34 appearances for Montpellier.

A. Souquet's career has also included time at Montpellier, Gent, Nice, Dijon, RRoyal Excel Mouscron, Paris FC and Lille.

On the international stage, A. Souquet has represented France U20 — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Chicago Fire finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points