ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Austin.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | 0 | 761 | 6.75 |
Scout report
Ilie Sánchez is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Austin, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 17 appearances, a Season grade of 19, top 82% of Major League Soccer central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 11.8, ranking 420th of 436 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (56.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sánchez.
Judged on this season alone, Sánchez graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 58th of 71 of the 71 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.375 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 19). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 71st of 71 of the 71 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 35 Sánchez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Austin finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
2.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 56.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 35, 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 11.8, Sánchez carries the 71st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 71, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Austin finished 14th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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