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Elias Gärtig

Squad depthLas Vegas Lights · 23 yrsStarter
33.1
Ratingi
18.9
Seasoni
3.9
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameElias Normand Gärtig
PositionCentre-back
NationalityDenmark
Age23
Date of birth22 Oct 2002
Height192 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubLas Vegas Lights
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Centre-back

Season stats

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17
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1530
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Las Vegas Lights.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

E. Gärtig is a 23-year-old central defender at Las Vegas Lights, rated 31.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 14th of 257 on scout potential in the USL Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (56.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gärtig.

Judged on this season alone, Gärtig graded 19 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 15% of the 56 centre-backs in the USL Championship, on 6 clean sheets and 1.059 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Gärtig, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, top 2% of the 56 centre-backs in the USL Championship. At 23 Gärtig is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 2% centre-backs · USL ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 15% centre-backs · USL Championship8th-best centre-back in the USL Championship14th in the USL Championship · potential1st-highest potential centre-back in the USL Championship
31.4
Ratingi
1st of 56 centre-backs
18.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
56.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.06
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Las Vegas Lights finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

17
Apps
1.06
Def. / 90
7
Tackles
10
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

1.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 56.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.06 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.4, Gärtig carries the 1st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the USL Championship (top 2%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Las Vegas Lights finished 12th of 12) — 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 light defensive volume (1.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 centre-backs in the USL Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles7
Interceptions10
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.