Jaylin Lindsey

Following his move to New Mexico United, Lindsey's current-season form is up 220% on last season (Season 5→16), while his Rating eased 36→28. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	New Mexico United · 3rd	15	1	0	7.25	28	16
2024/25	Crown Legacy	5	0	0	—	—	—
2024/25	Charlotte · 5th	7	0	0	6.53	36	5
2023/24	Charlotte · 9th	21	1	2	6.63	41	14
2022/23	Charlotte · 9th	26	0	1	6.88	41	17
2021/22	Sporting Kansas City · 7th	14	2	0	6.84	42	11

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 7 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Lindsey is a 26-year-old central defender at New Mexico United, rated 28.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 73rd of 244 on scout potential in the USL Championship. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (37.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lindsey.

Judged on this season alone, Lindsey graded 16 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 51 centre-backs in the USL Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 3.229 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, top 30% of the 51 centre-backs in the USL Championship. At 26 Lindsey is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potentialTop 30% centre-backs · USL Championship Current seasonTop 32% centre-backs · USL Championship 16th-best centre-back in the USL Championship 73rd in the USL Championship · potential 15th-highest potential centre-back in the USL Championship

28.3

Ratingi

15th of 51 centre-backs

15.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.23

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · New Mexico United finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.23

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.5% 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 28.3, Lindsey carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the USL Championship (top 30%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.5%

Available fixtures33 of 33

Goals / 900.081

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.081

Defensive actions / 903.229

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 26, Lindsey sits on 3.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Lindsey's projected Rating — 28.3 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the USL Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles24

Interceptions16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Orange County SCAug 2026 – nowFree

New Mexico Uniteduntil Aug 2026

Orange County SCNov 2025 – Aug 2026Free

New Mexico UnitedFeb 2025 – Nov 2025Free Transfer

CCrown Legacyuntil Feb 2025

New Mexico UnitedFeb 2025 – Feb 2025Free

CharlotteDec 2021 – Feb 2025

Sporting Kansas Cityuntil Dec 2021

About J. Lindsey

Jaylin Chad Lindsey is a 26-year-old centre-back who plays for Orange County SC, born on March 27, 2000 in Charlotte, standing 178 cm tall. He is from USA. Orange County SC currently sit 7th of 13 in the USL Championship.

This season

In the current season, J. Lindsey has made 15 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 1,115 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Lindsey at 28.3 with a Season form score of 15.8, ranking 73rd of 244 centre-backs in the USL Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the Concacaf U20. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, J. Lindsey has totalled 144 club appearances with 4 goals and 5 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 26 appearances for Charlotte.

J. Lindsey's career has also included time at New Mexico United, CCrown Legacy, Charlotte and Sporting Kansas City.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · New Mexico United finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Watch points