Diego Chará
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Portland Timbers.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 650 | 7 |
Scout report
D. Chará is a 40-year-old defensive midfielder at Portland Timbers, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 17, top 64% of Major League Soccer defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 8, ranking 523rd of 525 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (52.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chará.
Judged on this season alone, Chará graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 45 of the 45 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 5.053 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 17). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 8, 45th of 45 of the 45 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 40 Chará is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Portland Timbers finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side
5.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 24 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 5.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 52.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 40, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 8, Chará carries the 45th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 45, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Portland Timbers finished 11th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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