ratings updated 7 Sept 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 21 appearances, a Season grade of 15, top 70% of Major League Soccer central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.9, ranking 476th of 491 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (47.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.24 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 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 60th of 86 of the 86 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.24 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 15). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 85th of 86 of the 86 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 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Austin finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
2.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (13th 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 47.9% 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 10.9, Sánchez carries the 85th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 86, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Austin finished 13th 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 (2.24 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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