Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · St. Louis City.
Injury-affected season
Missed 10 of St. Louis City's ~34 games this season through 10 injury absences (knee, knee problems). He still appeared 6 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.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 6.6 |
Scout report
J. Nilsson is a 32-year-old central defender at St. Louis City, rated 10.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.12 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nilsson.
On the season, Nilsson graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 6.122 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 3). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 32 Nilsson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Nilsson missed 10 games through injury (knee, knee problems) out of roughly 34 this season. The 6 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.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · St. Louis City finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
6.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 6 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 6.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 6.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 10.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
