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Ian Pilcher

Squad depthSan Diego · 23 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameIan Pilcher
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUSA
Age23
Date of birth21 Mar 2003
Height183 cm
Shirt number#25
ClubSan Diego
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Centre-back

Season stats

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11
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
368
Minutes

Domestic-league season · San Diego.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer8001746.43
CONCACAF Champions League4001196.45

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

I. Pilcher is a 23-year-old central defender at San Diego, rated 35 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pilcher.

On the season, Pilcher graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.446 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 4).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35. At 23 Pilcher is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2025/26Trending down
35
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
4.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
13.6%
Minutes
limited game time
2.45
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · San Diego finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side

11
Apps
2.45
Def. / 90
5
Tackles
4
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 13.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 35 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Goals0

Passing

Assists0
Passes256
Pass accuracy93%

Possession

Duels won14
Duels won %51.9%
Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles5
Interceptions4
Blocks1
Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.