Domestic-league season · Minnesota United FC.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2752 | 6.93 |
 Leagues Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 7.6 |
Hlongwane's current-season form is down 19% on last season (Season 37→30), while his Rating eased 45→41. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 37).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Minnesota United FC · 4th | 37 | 3 | 2 | 6.93 | 41 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | Minnesota United FC · 8th | 35 | 11 | 3 | 6.99 | 45 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | Minnesota United FC · 8th | 30 | 8 | 3 | 6.92 | 47 | 35 |
| 2022/23 | Minnesota United FC · 7th | 30 | 2 | 5 | 6.69 | 44 | 20 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
B. Hlongwane is a 26-year-old full-back at Minnesota United FC, rated 40.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 148th of 790 in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (80.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hlongwane.
Judged on this season alone, Hlongwane graded 30 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 15% of the 135 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 9 clean sheets and 2.584 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 37 → 30). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 18% of the 135 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Hlongwane is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 15) 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 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 40.8, Hlongwane carries the 24th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer (top 18%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.58 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.
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 (~21), then tapers with age. At 26, Hlongwane sits on 21.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Hlongwane's projected Rating — 40.8 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
