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Besard Šabović

Squad depthAustin · 28 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameBesard Šabović
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalitySweden
Age28
Date of birth5 Jan 1998
BirthplaceSkopje
Height186 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubAustin
Central midfielder
16
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
727
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Austin.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer10003706.42

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

B. Šabović is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Austin, rated 27.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 313th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.35 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Šabović.

Judged on this season alone, Šabović graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 67th of 71 of the 71 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.352 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 57th of 71 of the 71 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 28 Šabović is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down4 clubs
27.3
Ratingi
57th of 71 central midfielders
13.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
38.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.35
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Austin finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

16
Apps
2.35
Def. / 90
8
Tackles
8
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 38.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.3, Šabović carries the 57th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 71 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots3

Passing

Assists1
Chances created5
Passes353
Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Duels won22
Duels won %50%
Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles8
Interceptions8
Blocks3
Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.