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based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameBlake Willey
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityUSA
Age19
Date of birth28 Apr 2007
BirthplaceSacramento
Height170 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubSacramento Republic
Central midfielder
15
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
849
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sacramento Republic.

Scout report

Rising starCentral midfielder

B. Willey is a 19-year-old central midfielder at Sacramento Republic, rated 35 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 257 on scout potential in the USL Championship and 494th of 653 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Willey.

Judged on this season alone, Willey graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 59 of the 59 central midfielders in the USL Championship, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.286 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Willey, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, top 4% of the 59 central midfielders in the USL Championship. At 19 Willey is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.

35
Ratingi
2nd of 59 central midfielders
13.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.4%
Minutes
limited game time
3.29
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sacramento Republic finished 2nd of 12 · a title-challenging side

15
Apps
3.29
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
7
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.4% 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 35, Willey carries the 2nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the USL Championship of 59 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the USL Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions7
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.