Kalani Kossa-Rienzi
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Seattle Sounders.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 12 | 1 | 0 | 893 | 6.63 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 341 | 7 |
Scout report
K. Kossa-Rienzi is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Seattle Sounders, rated 42.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 94th of 481 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (72.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kossa-Rienzi.
Judged on this season alone, Kossa-Rienzi graded 36 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 44 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 3.547 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 36). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 21% of the 44 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 24 Kossa-Rienzi is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.3 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Kossa-Rienzi is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Seattle Sounders finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side
3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th 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 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 72.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 42.9, Kossa-Rienzi carries the 9th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 21%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Seattle Sounders finished 12th 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 solid defensive volume (3.55 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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