Domestic-league season · Nashville SC.
Missed 22 of Nashville SC's ~37 games this season through 22 injury absences (thigh). He still appeared 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MLS Next Proat Huntsville City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | — |
 Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6.5 |
Gaines's current-season form is down 60% on last season (Season 5→2), while his Rating eased 36→34. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 5).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Nashville SC · 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 34 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | Nashville SC · 13th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 36 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | Los Angeles FC · 8th | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 36 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Gaines is a 23-year-old central defender at Nashville SC, rated 34 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 11.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gaines.
On the season, Gaines graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 11.25 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 2). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34. At 23 Gaines is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Gaines missed 22 games through injury (thigh) out of roughly 37 this season. The 3 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.
11.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 3 appearances.
Rated 34 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (11.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 23, Gaines sits on 6.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Gaines's projected Rating — 34 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
