Jonathan Gallagher
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Austin.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1200 | 6.37 |
Scout report
J. Gallagher is a 30-year-old full-back at Austin, rated 25.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 367th of 491 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (84.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gallagher.
Judged on this season alone, Gallagher graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 4 clean sheets and 1.716 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 16). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 45th of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Gallagher is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Austin finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
1.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (13th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 84.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.72 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 25.5, Gallagher carries the 45th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 55, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Austin finished 13th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
