Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Los Angeles Galaxy.
Injury-affected season
Missed 7 of Los Angeles Galaxy's ~34 games this season through 7 injury absences (injury, hip, thigh). He still appeared 25 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 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1976 | 7.27 |
 Leagues Cup | 7 | 7 | 2 | 610 | 8.57 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 6.95 |
 Campeones Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Scout report
J. Paintsil is a 28-year-old winger at Los Angeles Galaxy, enjoying a standout season — 10 goals and 2 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 46, top 17% of Major League Soccer wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 32.8, ranking 271st of 513 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (81.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.55 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.09 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paintsil.
Judged on this season alone, Paintsil graded 46 — a strong campaign that ranks top 18% of the 35 wingers in the Major League Soccer, on 10 goals and 2 assists in 25 appearances (0.547 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 48 → 46). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 24th of 35 of the 35 wingers in the Major League Soccer. At 28 Paintsil is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Paintsil missed 7 games through injury (injury, hip, thigh) out of roughly 34 this season. The 25 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.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Los Angeles Galaxy finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
10 goals in 25 appearances (0.4 per game) is double figures — and for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 15), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone. Add 2 assists for 12 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 81.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.55 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.09 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 32.8, Paintsil carries the 24th-highest potential of the wingers in the Major League Soccer of 35, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Los Angeles Galaxy 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. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.55 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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