Domestic-league season · Rhode Island.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USL Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 979 | 7.34 |
 US Open Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6.17 |
Following his move to Rhode Island, Yao's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→19), while his Rating climbed 35→37. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Rhode Island · 6th | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.34 | 37 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | Vancouver Whitecaps · 8th | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | CF Montreal · 2nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.15 | 37 | 1 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
K. Yao is a 25-year-old central defender at Rhode Island, rated 37 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 273rd of 790 in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yao.
Judged on this season alone, Yao graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 64th of 148 of the 148 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 5 clean sheets and 2.298 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 19). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, top 29% of the 148 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 25 Yao is in his prime years, and a market index of 19.2 reflects that trajectory.
2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 13 appearances.
With a Rating of 37, Yao carries the 42nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 148 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.3 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 (~19), then tapers with age. At 25, Yao sits on 19.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Yao's projected Rating — 37 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.
