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Full nameKobe Lloyd Franklin
PositionFull-back
NationalityCanada
Age23
Date of birth10 May 2003
BirthplaceNorth York
Height168 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubToronto FC
Full-back
15
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
800
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Toronto FC.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of Toronto FC's ~34 games this season through 7 injury absences (ankle). He still appeared 15 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.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Toronto IIMLS Next Pro: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Toronto FC; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer15008006.67
MLS Next Proat Toronto II10090
Canadian Championship10017

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

K. Franklin is a 23-year-old full-back at Toronto FC, rated 38.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 180th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.26 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Franklin.

Judged on this season alone, Franklin graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 85th of 101 of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 3.262 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 11). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 32% of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 23 Franklin is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Franklin missed 7 games through injury (ankle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 15 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.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential32nd of 101 full-backs · Major League Soccer · 15 appsCurrent season85th of 101 full-backs · Major League Soccer · 15 apps85th-best full-back in the Major League Soccer180th in the Major League Soccer · potential32nd-highest potential full-back in the Major League Soccer
38.6
Ratingi
32nd of 101 full-backs
11.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
32.9%
Minutes
limited game time
3.26
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Toronto FC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

3.26
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 32.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 38.6, Franklin carries the 32nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.26 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 full-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots2

Passing

Assists0

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success60%
Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions9
Blocks1
Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.