J. 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	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Los Angeles Galaxy · 14th	12	6.53	9	1
2024/25	Los Angeles Galaxy · 8th	37	7.03	23	17
2023/24	Los Angeles FC · 8th	38	6.81	21	26
2022/23	Los Angeles FC · 7th	2	7.3	16	0
2021/22	Inter Miami · 11th	13	6.59	24	7
2020/21	Inter Miami · 4th	9	6.5	26	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

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 805th of 815 in the USA tier 1. 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 65th of 69 of the 69 goalkeepers in the USA tier 1, 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, 68th of 69 of the 69 goalkeepers in the USA tier 1. At 34 McCarthy is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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 potential68th of 69 goalkeepers · USA tier 1 · 12 apps Current season65th of 69 goalkeepers · USA tier 1 · 12 apps65th-best goalkeeper in the USA tier 1805th in the USA tier 1 · potential68th-highest potential goalkeeper in the USA tier 1

9.3

Ratingi

68th of 69 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 68th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the USA tier 1 of 69 — 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 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 34, McCarthy sits on 1.5, 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.