Sánchez's current-season form is down 17% on last season (Season 18→15), while his Rating eased 13→11. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Austin · 14th	24	1	0	6.67	11	17
2025/26	Austin · 6th	27	1	0	6.75	13	18
2024/25	Los Angeles FC · 8th	34	1	1	6.91	15	27
2023/24	Los Angeles FC · 8th	39	1	3	6.9	21	35
2022/23	Los Angeles FC · 7th	36	1	0	6.91	24	29
2022/23	MLS All-Stars	1	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

Ilie Sánchez is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Austin, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 15, top 67% of Major League Soccer central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.7, ranking 508th of 525 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (47.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.26 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 89 of the 89 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.264 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, 88th of 89 of the 89 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.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26

Current potential88th of 89 central midfielders · Major League Soccer Current season60th of 89 central midfielders · Major League Soccer 60th-best central midfielder in the Major League Soccer 508th in the Major League Soccer · potential 88th-highest potential central midfielder in the Major League Soccer

10.7

Ratingi

88th of 89 central midfielders

14.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.26

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Austin finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.26

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 24 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 47.1% 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 10.7, Sánchez carries the 88th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 89, 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 (2.26 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %47.1%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.071

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.071

Defensive actions / 902.264

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %60

Pass accuracy %88

Cards / 900.283

Foul involvement / 901.486

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 35, Sánchez sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sánchez's projected Rating — 10.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target3

Shots5

Passing

Assists0

Chances created2

Passes691

Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Duels won33

Duels won %48.5%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions15

Blocks7

Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

AustinJan 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Los Angeles FCuntil Jan 2025

Sporting Kansas CityFeb 2017 – Jan 2025

TSV 1860 München(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Feb 2017

Elche(on loan)Aug 2015 – Jul 2016

TSV 1860 Münchenuntil Aug 2015

About Ilie Sánchez

Ilie Sánchez Farrés is a 35-year-old central midfielder who plays for Austin, born on November 21, 1990 in Barcelona, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Spain. Austin currently sit 14th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, Ilie Sánchez has made 24 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 1,272 minutes, averaging a 6.43 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards.

When Ilie Sánchez plays, Austin's record this season is 8W-9D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.68 at home against 6.66 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Vancouver Whitecaps (8 minutes, 5.73 rating)
October 15, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Los Angeles FC (9 minutes, 6.41 rating)
October 11, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs Nashville SC (90 minutes, 5.82 rating)
September 27, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs San Diego (25 minutes, 6.36 rating)
September 20, 2026: 0-0 draw away at FC Dallas (19 minutes, 6.7 rating)
September 10, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Colorado Rapids (45 minutes, 6.19 rating)
August 30, 2026: 2-1 win away at Portland Timbers (15 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 27, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Toluca (67 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 20, 2026: 2-1 win away at Seattle Sounders (79 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 17, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs FC Dallas (45 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Ilie Sánchez's next match is on October 29, 2026, when Austin face Real Salt Lake at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Ilie Sánchez at 10.7 with a Season form score of 14.8, ranking 508th of 525 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the US Open Cup and the MLS. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, Ilie Sánchez has totalled 460 club appearances with 17 goals and 12 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 39 appearances for Los Angeles FC.

Ilie Sánchez's career has also included time at Los Angeles FC, Sporting Kansas City, TSV 1860 München and Elche.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Austin finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

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