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Franco Negri

Experienced headHouston Dynamo · 31 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameFranco Negri
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age31
Date of birth20 Feb 1995
BirthplaceSan Martín
Height170 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubHouston Dynamo
Centre-back
18
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
983
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Houston Dynamo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer5002986.98

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

F. Negri is a 31-year-old central defender at Houston Dynamo, rated 18.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 445th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (36.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.93 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Negri.

Judged on this season alone, Negri graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 4 clean sheets and 2.93 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 105th of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Negri is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending up5 clubs
18.2
Ratingi
105th of 127 centre-backs
17.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
36.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.93
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 5th of 15 · an upper-table side

18
Apps
2.93
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
8
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 36.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, 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 18.2, Negri carries the 105th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 127. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target3
Shots8

Passing

Assists0
Chances created6
Passes433
Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success41.7%
Duels won40
Duels won %57.1%
Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions8
Blocks5
Fouls committed6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.