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Dante Polvara

Project playerSt. Louis City · 26 yrsStarterOn loan from Aberdeen

Profile

Full nameDante Polvara
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUSA
Age26
Date of birth21 Jun 2000
BirthplacePleasantville
Height193 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubSt. Louis City
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Centre-back

Season stats

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21
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1843
Minutes

Domestic-league season · St. Louis City.

Also this season

Parent club Aberdeen — UEFA Europa Conference League: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 277 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at St. Louis City; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer150013076.85

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Central defender

D. Polvara is a 26-year-old central defender at St. Louis City, rated 41.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 128th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (97.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Polvara.

Judged on this season alone, Polvara graded 32 — a strong campaign that ranks top 21% of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 3 clean sheets and 4.542 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 32). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, top 19% of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Polvara is in his prime years, and a market index of 10 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27
Current potentialTop 19% centre-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 21% centre-backs · Major League Soccer21st-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer128th in the Major League Soccer · potential19th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer
41.9
Ratingi
19th of 101 centre-backs
32.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
97.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.54
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · St. Louis City finished 6th of 15 · a mid-table side

21
Apps
4.54
Def. / 90
36
Tackles
39
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 97.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 41.9, Polvara carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer (top 19%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.54 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target2
Shots8

Passing

Assists0
Chances created7
Passes1,197
Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success25%
Duels won86
Duels won %62.3%
Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles36
Interceptions39
Blocks18
Fouls committed21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.