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Full nameChukwuemeka Somto Eneli
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityUSA
Age26
Date of birth18 Oct 1999
BirthplaceLansing
Height175 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubReal Salt Lake
Attacking midfielder
29
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1855
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Real Salt Lake.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Real Salt Lake's ~35 games this season through 3 injury absences (foot). He still appeared 29 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 Soccer290118556.96
CONCACAF Champions League2001607.2
Leagues Cup300356.6

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

E. Eneli is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder at Real Salt Lake, rated 36.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 223rd of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (64.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Eneli.

Judged on this season alone, Eneli graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 49th of 50 of the 50 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals and 1 assist in 29 appearances (0.049 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 5). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 29th of 50 of the 50 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Eneli is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Eneli missed 3 games through injury (foot) out of roughly 35 this season. The 29 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.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25
Current potential29th of 50 attacking midfielders · Major League SoccerCurrent season49th of 50 attacking midfielders · Major League Soccer49th-best attacking midfielder in the Major League Soccer223rd in the Major League Soccer · potential29th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Major League Soccer
36.7
Ratingi
29th of 50 attacking midfielders
5.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.05
Goal contrib / 90
low end product

Output in context · Real Salt Lake finished 9th of 15 · a mid-table side

0
Goals
1
Assists
1
G+A
0
Goals / app

0 goals in 29 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Output. 0.05 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 36.7, Eneli carries the 29th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 50. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.05 goal contributions 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.