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Full nameBenjamin Kikanovic
PositionFull-back
NationalityUSA
Age26
Date of birth6 Jan 2000
BirthplaceSacramento
Height183 cm
Shirt number#28
ClubSan Jose Earthquakes
Full-backalso played MID · DEF
10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
428
Minutes

Domestic-league season · San Jose Earthquakes.

Injury-affected season

Missed 8 of San Jose Earthquakes's ~34 games this season through 8 injury absences (lower-body, injury). He still appeared 10 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Also this season

Earlier this season at The TownMLS Next Pro: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 188 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at San Jose Earthquakes; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer10004286.72
MLS Next Proat The Town300188

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

B. Kikanovic is a 26-year-old full-back at San Jose Earthquakes, rated 31.5 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kikanovic.

On the season, Kikanovic graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.523 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 13 → 5). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 26 Kikanovic is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Kikanovic missed 8 games through injury (lower-body, injury) out of roughly 34 this season. The 10 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
31.5
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
18.3%
Minutes
limited game time
2.52
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · San Jose Earthquakes finished 10th of 15 · a mid-table side

2.52
Def. / 90
7
Tackles
5
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 18.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 31.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.