John McCarthy

McCarthy's current-season form is down 94% on last season (Season 17→1), while his Rating eased 23→9. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Los Angeles Galaxy · 14th	12	1	8%	6.53	9	1
2024/25	Los Angeles Galaxy · 8th	37	9	24%	7.03	23	17
2023/24	Los Angeles FC · 8th	38	9	24%	6.81	21	26
2022/23	Los Angeles FC · 7th	2	0	0%	7.3	16	0
2021/22	Inter Miami · 11th	13	3	23%	6.59	24	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

J. McCarthy is a 34-year-old goalkeeper at Los Angeles Galaxy, rated 9.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 503rd of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (35.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McCarthy.

Judged on this season alone, McCarthy graded 1 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 42 of the 42 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer, on 1 clean sheet across 12 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 1). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 42nd of 42 of the 42 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer. At 34 McCarthy is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

Current potential42nd of 42 goalkeepers · Major League Soccer · 12 apps Current season42nd of 42 goalkeepers · Major League Soccer · 12 apps42nd-best goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer503rd in the Major League Soccer · potential42nd-highest potential goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer

9.3

Ratingi

42nd of 42 goalkeepers

0.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

35.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Los Angeles Galaxy finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Clean sheets

CS rate

35.3%

Minutes

1 clean sheet in 12 appearances (8% of games). Keeping that many behind a relegation-threatened side (14th of 15) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Watch points

Game time. Only 35.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, 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 9.3, McCarthy carries the 42nd-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer of 42 — though on just 12 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 (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %35.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

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 22–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 34, McCarthy sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is McCarthy's projected Rating — 9.3 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 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Possession

Fouls won1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

New York Red Bulls2025/26 – now

Los Angeles Galaxy2023/24 – 2025/26Free

Los Angeles FC2021/22 – 2023/24

Inter Miami2019/20 – 2021/22

Tampa Bay Rowdies2018/19 – 2019/20

BBethlehem Steel2015/16 – 2018/19

Philadelphia Union2014/15 – 2015/16

Rochester Rhinos2013/14 – 2014/15

Reading Uniteduntil 2013/14

About J. McCarthy

John Joseph McCarthy is a 33-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Los Angeles Galaxy, born on July 4, 1992 in Philadelphia, standing 185 cm tall. He is from USA. Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit 14th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, J. McCarthy has made 12 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,080 minutes, averaging a 6.35 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the Major League Soccer and the CONCACAF Champions League.

When J. McCarthy plays, Los Angeles Galaxy's record this season is 1W-5D-10L — and his match ratings average 6.53 at home against 6.55 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2025: 1-3 loss away at Columbus Crew (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
May 19, 2025: 2-2 draw at home vs Los Angeles FC (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 14, 2025: 2-3 loss away at Philadelphia Union (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
May 10, 2025: 0-7 loss away at New York Red Bulls (90 minutes, 5.2 rating)
May 4, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Sporting Kansas City (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 28, 2025: 2-4 loss at home vs Portland Timbers (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 19, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Austin (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
April 13, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs Houston Dynamo (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 9, 2025: 2-3 loss away at Tigres UANL (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 5, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Real Salt Lake (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. McCarthy at 9.3 with a Season form score of 0.9, ranking 503rd of 513 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the MLS. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, J. McCarthy has totalled 208 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 38 appearances for Los Angeles FC.

J. McCarthy's career has also included time at New York Red Bulls, Los Angeles FC, Inter Miami, Tampa Bay Rowdies, BBethlehem Steel, Philadelphia Union, Rochester Rhinos and Reading United.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Los Angeles Galaxy finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

Watch points