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Jackson Ragen

Project playerSeattle Sounders · 28 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameJackson Cameron Ragen
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUSA
Age28
Date of birth24 Sept 1998
Height198 cm
Shirt number#25
ClubSeattle Sounders
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Centre-back

Season stats

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20
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1718
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Seattle Sounders.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer130011697.23
CONCACAF Champions League4003606.8

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

J. Ragen is a 28-year-old central defender at Seattle Sounders, rated 31.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 267th of 491 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (70.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ragen.

Judged on this season alone, Ragen graded 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 5 clean sheets and 2.619 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 60th of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 28 Ragen is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.4 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 downBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential60th of 127 centre-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 34% centre-backs · Major League Soccer43rd-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer267th in the Major League Soccer · potential60th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer
31.9
Ratingi
60th of 127 centre-backs
23.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
70.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.62
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Seattle Sounders finished 7th of 15 · a mid-table side

20
Apps
2.62
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
17
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 20 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 70.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.9, Ragen carries the 60th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 127. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots11

Passing

Assists0
Chances created4
Passes1,484
Pass accuracy93%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success71.4%
Duels won67
Duels won %61.5%
Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions17
Blocks14
Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.