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Jeffrey Gal

Experienced headChicago Fire · 33 yrsFringe player
9.9
46.8%
Ratingi
1.2
9.1%
Seasoni
0.6
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJeffrey Joseph Gal
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityUSA
Age33
Date of birth6 Apr 1993
BirthplaceChicago
Height187 cm
Shirt number#25
ClubChicago Fire
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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8
Appearances
1
Clean sheets
13%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
680
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Chicago Fire.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

J. Gal is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at Chicago Fire, rated 9.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 431st of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gal.

Judged on this season alone, Gal graded 1 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 40 of the 40 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer, on 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 1 → 1). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 40th of 40 of the 40 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer. At 33 Gal is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downRemarkably consistent
Current potential40th of 40 goalkeepers · Major League Soccer · 8 appsCurrent season36th of 40 goalkeepers · Major League Soccer · 8 apps36th-best goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer431st in the Major League Soccer · potential40th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer
9.9
Ratingi
40th of 40 goalkeepers
1.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
20.4%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Chicago Fire finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

8
Apps
1
Clean sheets
13%
CS rate
20.4%
Minutes

1 clean sheet in 8 appearances (13% of games).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 20.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 9.9, Gal carries the 40th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer of 40 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.