Daniel Leyva

Leyva's current-season form is level with last season (Season 20→20), while his Rating eased 47→42. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 20).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Necaxa · 11th	5	0	0	7.12	42	20
2025/26	Necaxa · 15th	17	0	3	7.07	47	20
2025/26	Tacoma Defiance	1	0	0	—	—	—
2025/26	Seattle Sounders · 5th	17	0	2	6.97	39	10
2024/25	Seattle Sounders · 8th	14	0	0	6.95	37	2
2024/25	Tacoma Defiance	5	1	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Seattle Sounders	3	0	0	6.48	—	—
2023/24	Tacoma Defiance	2	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Colorado Rapids · 8th	19	0	0	6.48	39	8
2022/23	Tacoma Defiance	9	1	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Seattle Sounders · 7th	19	0	1	6.72	40	11

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

D. Leyva is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Necaxa, rated 46.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (44.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.96 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Leyva.

On the season, Leyva graded 20 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 3 assists and 2.958 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 20). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47. At 23 Leyva is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 12.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Leyva is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Remarkably consistent

46.7

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

20.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

44.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.96

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Necaxa finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.96

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 18) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 44.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 46.7 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %44.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.197

Goal contribution / 900.197

Defensive actions / 902.958

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.131

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 23, Leyva sits on 12.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Leyva's projected Rating — 46.7 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles27

Interceptions14

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

NecaxaDec 2025 – now

Seattle SoundersDec 2023 – Dec 2025

Colorado Rapidsuntil Dec 2023

About D. Leyva

Daniel Ulises Leyva is a 23-year-old central midfielder who plays for Necaxa, born on May 5, 2003 in Las Vegas, standing 178 cm tall. He is from USA. Necaxa currently sit 11th of 18 in the Liga MX.

This season

In the current season, D. Leyva has made 5 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 445 minutes, averaging a 7.12 match rating over his last 5 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When D. Leyva plays, Necaxa's record this season is 2W-1D-2L.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 1-1 draw away at U.N.A.M. - Pumas (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
August 18, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Leon (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 3, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Toluca (85 minutes, 7.2 rating)
July 26, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Monterrey (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 17, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Atlante FC (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

D. Leyva's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Necaxa face Cruz Azul at home in the Liga MX.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Leyva at 46.7 with a Season form score of 20.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Leagues Cup and the Concacaf Champions Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, D. Leyva has totalled 177 club appearances with 4 goals and 6 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 24 appearances for Seattle Sounders.

D. Leyva's career has also included time at Seattle Sounders and Colorado Rapids.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.