Juan Sanabria
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Real Salt Lake.
Also this season
On loan at Atletico San Luis — Leagues Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Real Salt Lake; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1092 | 7.05 |
Scout report
J. Sanabria is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Real Salt Lake, rated 38.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 184th of 491 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (72.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sanabria.
Judged on this season alone, Sanabria graded 36 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 86 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 4 assists and 3.056 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 36). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 39th of 86 of the 86 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Sanabria is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Real Salt Lake finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side
3.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 72.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 38.5, Sanabria carries the 39th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 86, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Real Salt Lake finished 11th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
