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Franco Negri

Experienced headHouston Dynamo · 31 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameFranco Negri
PositionFull-back
NationalityArgentina
Age31
Date of birth20 Feb 1995
BirthplaceSan Martín
Height170 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubHouston Dynamo
Full-back
13
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
628
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Houston Dynamo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer5002986.98

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

F. Negri is a 31-year-old full-back at San Diego, rated 18.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 409th of 481 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.36 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 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 56 of the 56 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 3 clean sheets and 3.363 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 53rd of 56 of the 56 full-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 1.5 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: 2022/23Holding level5 clubs
18.1
Ratingi
53rd of 56 full-backs
10.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
22.1%
Minutes
limited game time
3.36
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · San Diego finished 1st of 15 · a title-challenging side

16
Apps
3.36
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
10
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 22.1% 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 18.1, Negri carries the 53rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 56 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.36 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 full-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles15
Interceptions10
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.