Kristoffer Velde

Velde's current-season form is up 275% on last season (Season 12→45), while his Rating climbed 32→39. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Portland Timbers · 11th	29	8	6	7.09	43	49
2025/26	Portland Timbers · 8th	11	2	2	7.23	32	12
2024/25	Olympiakos Piraeus · 1st	21	4	1	7.16	39	18
2024/25	Lech Poznan · 1st	1	0	0	7.3	31	1
2023/24	Lech Poznan · 5th	33	10	5	7.14	43	43
2022/23	Lech Poznan · 3rd	30	8	3	6.93	41	31

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Norway · international

Side	Apps	G
Norway	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerWinger

K. Velde is a 27-year-old winger at Portland Timbers, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 6 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 45, top 16% of Major League Soccer wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 39.2, ranking 82nd of 525 in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (93.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Velde.

Judged on this season alone, Velde graded 45 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 57 wingers in the Major League Soccer, on 8 goals and 6 assists in 29 appearances (0.501 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 45). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 27% of the 57 wingers in the Major League Soccer. At 27 Velde is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

A career still climbing — Velde is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/274 clubs

Current potentialTop 27% wingers · Major League Soccer Current seasonTop 16% wingers · Major League Soccer 9th-best winger in the Major League Soccer 82nd in the Major League Soccer · potential 15th-highest potential winger in the Major League Soccer

39.2

Ratingi

15th of 57 wingers

44.9

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

93.1%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.5

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Portland Timbers finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.28

Goals / app

8 goals in 29 appearances (0.28 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 14 goal contributions (0.48 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 93.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.22 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 39.2, Velde carries the 15th-highest potential of the wingers in the Major League Soccer (top 27%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Portland Timbers 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. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.5 goal contributions per 90). 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %93.1%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.287

Assists / 900.215

Goal contribution / 900.501

Defensive actions / 901.934

Player flow

Goal involvements14

Shot conversion %28.6

Shot accuracy %41.2

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %38.6

Cards / 900.179

Foul involvement / 904.369

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 27, Velde sits on 12.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Velde's projected Rating — 39.2 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Shots on target28

Shots68

Passing

Assists6

Chances created59

Passes892

Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles51

Dribble success38.6%

Duels won183

Duels won %45.2%

Fouls won86

Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles36

Interceptions10

Blocks8

Fouls committed36

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€4M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Portland TimbersAug 2025 – now

Olympiakos PiraeusJul 2024 – Aug 2025€ 4M

Lech PoznanJan 2022 – Jul 2024

Haugesund(back from loan)Apr 2019 – Jan 2022

NNest-Sotra(on loan)Jan 2019 – Apr 2019

Haugesunduntil Jan 2019

About K. Velde

Kristoffer Velde is a 27-year-old winger who plays for Portland Timbers, born on September 9, 1999 in Haugesund, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Norway. Portland Timbers currently sit 11th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, K. Velde has made 29 appearances with 8 goals and 6 assists across 2,513 minutes, averaging a 6.94 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 5 yellow cards.

When K. Velde plays, Portland Timbers's record this season is 10W-7D-15L — and his match ratings average 7.38 at home against 6.66 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Colorado Rapids (90 minutes, 6.17 rating)
October 15, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Los Angeles Galaxy (90 minutes, 6.56 rating)
October 11, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Sporting Kansas City (87 minutes, 6.46 rating)
September 27, 2026: 1-3 loss away at San Jose Earthquakes (90 minutes, 5.86 rating)
September 20, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Atlanta United FC (95 minutes, 6.6 rating)
September 13, 2026: 1-2 loss away at FC Dallas (90 minutes, 6.33 rating)
September 10, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs St. Louis City (90 minutes, 2 goals, 9.9 rating)
September 6, 2026: 5-4 win at home vs Minnesota United FC (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.97 rating)
August 30, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Austin (98 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 23, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Los Angeles FC (70 minutes, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)

K. Velde's next match is on November 2, 2026, when Portland Timbers face Houston Dynamo at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Velde at 39.2 with a Season form score of 44.9, ranking 82nd of 525 wingers in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Super League 1 and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, K. Velde has totalled 234 club appearances with 53 goals and 30 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 33 appearances for Lech Poznan.

K. Velde's career has also included time at Olympiakos Piraeus, Lech Poznan, Haugesund and NNest-Sotra.

On the international stage, K. Velde has represented Norway — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Portland Timbers finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points