ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sporting Kansas City.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Sporting KC II — MLS Next Pro: 6 apps, 0g 0a, 540 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Sporting Kansas City; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 807 | 6.34 |
Scout report
I. James is a 18-year-old central defender at Sporting Kansas City, rated 46.11 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 164th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 80th of 163 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a regular starter this season (78.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on James.
Judged on this season alone, James graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 86th of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 0 clean sheets and 4.014 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 18).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, top 28% of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 18 James is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.5 reflects that trajectory.
James is operating at his career peak — the 2026/27 level is the level.
Output in context · Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 78.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 46.11, James carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 18 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
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.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
