Domestic-league season · Los Angeles Galaxy.
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.
| 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 | — |
Paintsil's current-season form is level with last season (Season 47→45), while his Rating eased 41→33. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 63).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Los Angeles Galaxy · 14th | 25 | 10 | 2 | 7.27 | 33 | 45 |
| 2024/25 | Los Angeles Galaxy · 8th | 31 | 13 | 8 | 7.33 | 41 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | Genk · 2nd | 23 | 6 | 4 | — | 42 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | Genk · 2nd | 36 | 17 | 11 | 7.08 | 63 | 63 |
| 2021/22 | Genk · 2nd | 28 | 3 | 2 | 6.77 | 54 | 14 |
| 2020/21 | Ankaragücü · 19th | 33 | 11 | 0 | 6.82 | 48 | 31 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | 1 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
J. Paintsil is a 28-year-old winger at Los Angeles Galaxy, rated 32.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 378th of 790 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (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 45 — 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 47 → 45). 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 10.2 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.
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.
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.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~17), then tapers with age. At 28, Paintsil sits on 10.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Paintsil's projected Rating — 32.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€8.5M total transfer fees · 4 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
