Jacob Bartlett
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sporting Kansas City.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Sporting KC II — MLS Next Pro: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Sporting Kansas City; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 12 | 1 | 0 | 843 | 6.63 |
Scout report
J. Bartlett is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Sporting Kansas City, rated 39.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 169th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 377th of 653 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (49.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.16 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bartlett.
Judged on this season alone, Bartlett graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 57th of 71 of the 71 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.16 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 20).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 34th of 71 of the 71 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 20 Bartlett is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.3 reflects that trajectory.
Bartlett is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th 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 49.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 39.4, Bartlett carries the 34th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 71, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sporting Kansas City finished 15th 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 (3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
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
No transfer news found for this player.
