Domestic-league season · Philadelphia Union.
Missed 3 of Philadelphia Union's ~37 games this season through 3 injury absences (hamstring). He still appeared 15 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 6.58 |
 US Open Cup | 23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6.2 |
Rafanello's current-season form is level with last season (Season 2→2), while his Rating eased 34→31. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Philadelphia Union · 8th | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | 31 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | Philadelphia Union · 12th | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | 34 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | Philadelphia Union · 4th | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 35 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Rafanello is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Philadelphia Union, rated 30.6 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (10% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.64 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rafanello.
On the season, Rafanello graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.638 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 2). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31. At 26 Rafanello is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Rafanello missed 3 games through injury (hamstring) out of roughly 37 this season. The 15 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.
Rafanello is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
2.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 15 appearances.
Rated 30.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.64 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.
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 (~16), then tapers with age. At 26, Rafanello sits on 15.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Rafanello's projected Rating — 30.6 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.
