based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nashville SC.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 433 | 7.08 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 7.47 |
Scout report
J. Maher is a 26-year-old central defender at Nashville SC, rated 39.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 250th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (80.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.41 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maher.
Judged on this season alone, Maher graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 61st of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 7 clean sheets and 1.406 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, 50th of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Maher is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nashville SC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
1.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 31 appearances.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 80.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.41 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 39.5, Maher carries the 50th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
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.
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Transfer news
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