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Full nameBrian Michael White
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityUSA
Age30
Date of birth3 Feb 1996
BirthplaceFlemington
Height180 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubVancouver Whitecaps
Centre-forward
22
Appearances
18
Goals
2
Assists
1932
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vancouver Whitecaps.

Injury-affected season

Missed 10 of Vancouver Whitecaps's ~39 games this season through 10 injury absences (international duty, hamstring, muscle). He still appeared 22 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.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer2218219327.2
CONCACAF Champions League9605987.09
Canadian Championship10026

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

B. White is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Vancouver Whitecaps, enjoying a standout season — 18 goals and 2 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 46, top 22% of Major League Soccer centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 26.4, ranking 346th of 520 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option (55% of available minutes). He brings 0.93 goal contributions per 90 (0.84 goals, 0.09 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on White.

Judged on this season alone, White graded 46 — a strong campaign that ranks top 23% of the 67 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 18 goals and 2 assists in 22 appearances (0.932 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 49 → 46). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 43rd of 67 of the 67 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 30 White is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: White missed 10 games through injury (international duty, hamstring, muscle) out of roughly 39 this season. The 22 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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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential43rd of 67 centre-forwards · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 23% centre-forwards · Major League Soccer15th-best centre-forward in the Major League Soccer346th in the Major League Soccer · potential43rd-highest potential centre-forward in the Major League Soccer
26.4
Ratingi
43rd of 67 centre-forwards
45.7
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
55%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.93
Goal contrib / 90
elite end product

Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 2nd of 15 · a title-challenging side

18
Goals
2
Assists
20
G+A
0.82
Goals / app

18 goals in 22 appearances (0.82 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for a title-challenging side (2nd of 15). Add 2 assists for 20 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.93 goal contributions per 90 (0.84 goals, 0.09 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 55% 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 26.4, White carries the 43rd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 67. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.93 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals18
Shots on target33
Shots53
Penalties scored3

Passing

Assists2
Chances created17
Passes318

Possession

Successful dribbles6
Dribble success37.5%
Duels won70
Duels won %42.7%
Fouls won16
Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles3
Interceptions5
Blocks3
Fouls committed23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.