Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Vancouver Whitecaps.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Vancouver Whitecaps's ~39 games this season through 4 injury absences (ankle). He still appeared 30 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2190 | 6.98 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 220 | 6.48 |
 Canadian Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — |
Scout report
E. Sabbi is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Vancouver Whitecaps, rated 35.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 242nd of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (69.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.33 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sabbi.
Judged on this season alone, Sabbi graded 34 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 50 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 8 goals and 3 assists in 30 appearances (0.452 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 34). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 31st of 50 of the 50 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 28 Sabbi is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Sabbi missed 4 games through injury (ankle) out of roughly 39 this season. The 30 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Sabbi is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 2nd of 15 · a title-challenging side
8 goals in 30 appearances (0.27 per game) for a title-challenging side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.37 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 69.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.33 goals, 0.12 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.6 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 35.4, Sabbi carries the 31st-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 50. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.45 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
