Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · New York Red Bulls.
Injury-affected season
Missed 10 of New York Red Bulls's ~34 games this season through 9 injury absences and 1 suspension (lower-body, inactive). He still appeared 18 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 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 942 | 6.97 |
Scout report
F. Carballo is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at New York Red Bulls, rated 25.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 361st of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (49.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Carballo.
Judged on this season alone, Carballo graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 50 of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.555 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 21). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 41st of 50 of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Carballo is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Carballo missed 9 games through injury and 1 suspension (lower-body, inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 18 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.
Carballo is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · New York Red Bulls finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
4.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 49.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 25.7, Carballo carries the 41st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 50. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.
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
No transfer news found for this player.
