ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Austin.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Seattle Sounders — CONCACAF Champions League: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Austin; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 14 | 2 | 0 | 731 | 6.53 |
Scout report
J. Bell is a 29-year-old central defender at Austin, rated 25.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 356th of 481 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (54.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bell.
Judged on this season alone, Bell graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 80th of 120 of the 120 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 3.747 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 17). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 88th of 120 of the 120 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Bell is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Bell is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Austin finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
- Defensive volume. 3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 54.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 25.7, Bell carries the 88th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 120, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Austin finished 14th 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 solid defensive volume (3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
