Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nashville SC.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Nashville SC's ~37 games this season through 4 injury absences (international duty). He still appeared 25 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1297 | 6.85 |
 US Open Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — |
Scout report
J. Shaffelburg is a 26-year-old winger at Nashville SC, rated 37.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 209th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (43.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shaffelburg.
Judged on this season alone, Shaffelburg graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 35 of the 35 wingers in the Major League Soccer, on 4 goals and 2 assists in 25 appearances (0.416 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 20). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 21st of 35 of the 35 wingers in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Shaffelburg is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Shaffelburg missed 4 games through injury (international duty) out of roughly 37 this season. The 25 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Shaffelburg is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Nashville SC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
4 goals in 25 appearances (0.16 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 6 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 43.7% 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 37.1, Shaffelburg carries the 21st-highest potential of the wingers in the Major League Soccer of 35. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.42 goal contributions 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
