Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sporting Kansas City.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 19 | 0 | 0 | 666 | 6.81 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 7.5 |
Scout report
M. Rodríguez is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Sporting Kansas City, rated 17.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 432nd of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rodríguez.
Judged on this season alone, Rodríguez graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 83rd of 84 of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.973 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 74th of 84 of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Rodríguez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 21.8% 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 17.8, Rodríguez carries the 74th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 84 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.97 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
