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Full nameDiego Ángel Luna
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityUSA
Age23
Date of birth7 Sept 2003
BirthplaceSunnyvale
Height173 cm
Shirt number#10
ClubReal Salt Lake
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Attacking midfielderalso played FWD

Season stats

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18
Appearances
5
Goals
3
Assists
1230
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Real Salt Lake.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer9416087.43

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

D. Luna is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder at Real Salt Lake, rated 42.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 50th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (45.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Luna.

Judged on this season alone, Luna graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 46 of the 46 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 5 goals and 3 assists in 18 appearances (0.585 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 37 → 26). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, top 20% of the 46 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 23 Luna is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Luna is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24
Current potentialTop 20% attacking midfielders · Major League SoccerCurrent season20th of 46 attacking midfielders · Major League Soccer20th-best attacking midfielder in the Major League Soccer50th in the Major League Soccer · potential9th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Major League Soccer
42.3
Ratingi
9th of 46 attacking midfielders
25.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
45.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.59
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Real Salt Lake finished 10th of 15 · a mid-table side

18
Apps
5
Goals
3
Assists
8
G+A
0.28
Goals / app

5 goals in 18 appearances (0.28 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.44 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.22 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 45.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.68 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.3, Luna carries the 9th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 20%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.59 goal contributions per 90). 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5
Shots on target11
Shots25

Passing

Assists3
Chances created45
Passes729
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles13
Dribble success44.8%
Duels won39
Duels won %41.1%
Fouls won16

Defending

Tackles9
Interceptions12
Blocks2
Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.