Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Austin.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Austin's ~36 games this season through 5 injury absences (jumpers knee, hamstring, yellow cards). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1810 | 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 27 appearances, a Season grade of 21, top 55% of Major League Soccer central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.7, ranking 480th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (64.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 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 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 84 of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.983 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 79th of 84 of the 84 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 1.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Sánchez missed 5 games through injury (jumpers knee, hamstring, yellow cards) out of roughly 36 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
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 6th of 15 · a mid-table side
2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 64.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- 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 13.7, Sánchez carries the 79th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 84. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.98 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
