Domestic-league season · Birmingham Legion.
Jake Rufe is a 30-year-old central defender at Birmingham Legion, rated 22.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 625th of 825 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (51.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rufe.
Judged on this season alone, Rufe graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 125th of 160 of the 160 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 1.738 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Rufe, 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 23, 114th of 160 of the 160 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Rufe is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.
1.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 22.6, Rufe carries the 114th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 160. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 30, Rufe sits on 5.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Rufe's projected Rating — 22.6 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.
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