ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Houston Dynamo.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccerat Houston Dynamo | 13 | 0 | 0 | 879 | 6.4 |
Scout report
E. Ponce is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Elche, rated 27.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 98th of 108 on scout potential in the La Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (59.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ponce.
Judged on this season alone, Ponce graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 13 of the 13 centre-forwards in the La Liga, on 0 goals and 1 assist in 17 appearances (0.08 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 38 → 7). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 12th of 13 of the 13 centre-forwards in the La Liga. At 29 Ponce is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Elche finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
0 goals in 17 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 59.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.08 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 27.8, Ponce carries the 12th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the La Liga of 13, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Elche finished 18th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.08 goal contributions per 90). 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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