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DeJuan Jones

Squad depthSan Jose Earthquakes · 29 yrsFringe player
22.9
12.6%
Ratingi
11.2
±0%
Seasoni
2.7
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDeJuan Lytelle Jones
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUSA
Age29
Date of birth24 Jun 1997
BirthplaceLansing
Height181 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubSan Jose Earthquakes
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Centre-back

Season stats

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5
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
366
Minutes

Domestic-league season · San Jose Earthquakes.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer5003667.16

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Central defender

D. Jones is a 29-year-old central defender at San Jose Earthquakes, rated 26 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (46% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.26 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jones.

On the season, Jones graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.258 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 11). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 29 Jones is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down
26
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
11.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
46%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.26
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · San Jose Earthquakes finished 10th of 15 · a mid-table side

20
Apps
3.26
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
23
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 7 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.51 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
  • Creativity. 0.45 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 46% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 26 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Passing

Assists7

Defending

Tackles28
Interceptions23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.