Joshua Yaro

Yaro's current-season form is level with last season (Season 10→10), while his Rating eased 23→19. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 11).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	St. Louis City · 13th	18	1	6.62	19	10
2024/25	St. Louis City · 8th	13	1	6.67	23	10
2023/24	St. Louis City · 8th	34	0	6.75	27	11
2021/22	San Diego Loyal	29	2	—	—	—
2020/21	San Antonio	14	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

J. Yaro is a 31-year-old central defender at St. Louis City, rated 22.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 372nd of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (70.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.99 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yaro.

Judged on this season alone, Yaro graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 93rd of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 2.988 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 10). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 86th of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Yaro is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential86th of 101 centre-backs · Major League Soccer Current season93rd of 101 centre-backs · Major League Soccer 93rd-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer 372nd in the Major League Soccer · potential 86th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer

22.1

Ratingi

86th of 101 centre-backs

16.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

70.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.99

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · St. Louis City finished 6th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.99

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 70.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.1, Yaro carries the 86th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %70.3%

Available fixtures20 of 21

Goals / 900.071

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.071

Defensive actions / 902.988

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %33.3

Dribble success %40

Cards / 900.071

Foul involvement / 900.64

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 31, Yaro sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Yaro's projected Rating — 22.1 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target1

Shots3

Passing

Assists0

Chances created1

Passes622

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success40%

Duels won34

Duels won %47.9%

Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions17

Blocks11

Fouls committed5

Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

BBoise(on loan)Jun 2026 – now

St. Louis CityMar 2022 – Jun 2026

San DiegoApr 2021 – Mar 2022

San AntonioFeb 2019 – Apr 2021Free

BBethlehem Steel(on loan)Mar 2016 – Feb 2019

Philadelphia Unionuntil Mar 2016

About J. Yaro

Joshua Yaro is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for St. Louis City, born on November 18, 1994 in Kumasi, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Ghana. St. Louis City currently sit 6th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, J. Yaro has made 18 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 1,265 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

J. Yaro's next match is on August 30, 2026, when St. Louis City face FC Dallas at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Yaro at 22.1 with a Season form score of 16.7, ranking 372nd of 436 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, J. Yaro has totalled 203 club appearances with 6 goals and 0 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 34 appearances for St. Louis City.

J. Yaro's career has also included time at BBoise, San Diego, San Antonio, BBethlehem Steel and Philadelphia Union.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · St. Louis City finished 6th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points