Domestic-league season · Birmingham Legion.
M. Van Oekel is a 39-year-old goalkeeper at Birmingham Legion, rated 7.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 784th of 790 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (46.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Oekel.
Judged on this season alone, Oekel graded 3 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 67 of the 67 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances.
We hold a single season for Oekel, 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 8, 67th of 67 of the 67 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer. At 39 Oekel is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.
2 clean sheets in 14 appearances (14% of games).
With a Rating of 7.6, Oekel carries the 67th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer of 67 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 39, Oekel sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Oekel's projected Rating — 7.6 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
