Domestic-league season · Sporting Kansas City.
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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1948 | 6.81 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 7.05 |
 MLS Next Proat Sporting KC II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — |
J. Bartlett is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at Sporting Kansas City, rated 41.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 133rd of 825 in the Major League Soccer and 739th of 1113 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (63.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.6 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 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.604 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Bartlett, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 27% of the 67 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 20 Bartlett is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 18.3 reflects that trajectory.
3.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 30 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 41.3, Bartlett carries the 18th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 27%), 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 solid defensive volume (3.6 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.
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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 20, Bartlett sits on 18.3, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Bartlett's projected Rating — 41.3 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
