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based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDaniel Steres
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUSA
Age35
Date of birth11 Nov 1990
BirthplaceBurbank
Height183 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubHouston Dynamo
Centre-back
8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
395
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Houston Dynamo.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

D. Steres is a 35-year-old central defender at Houston Dynamo, rated 6.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Steres.

On the season, Steres graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.734 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 7. At 35 Steres is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 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 downInjury-hit 2025/26
6.9
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
3.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
12.9%
Minutes
limited game time
2.73
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side

8
Apps
2.73
Def. / 90
5
Tackles
4
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 12.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 6.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles5
Interceptions4
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.