Kristoffer Velde

Velde's current-season form is up 333% on last season (Season 12→52), while his Rating climbed 32→40. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Portland Timbers · 8th	24	8	6	7.22	43	42
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

★ Standout performer

All Major League Soccer standouts →

One of the biggest game-time risers in the Major League Soccer: on the pitch for 91% of Portland Timbers's available minutes this season, up from 30% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Project playerGoal-getting Winger

K. Velde is a 27-year-old winger at Portland Timbers, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 6 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 52, top 18% of Major League Soccer wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 39.5, ranking 85th of 481 in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (95.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.61 goal contributions per 90 (0.35 goals, 0.26 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Velde.

Judged on this season alone, Velde graded 52 — a strong campaign that ranks top 18% of the 50 wingers in the Major League Soccer, on 8 goals and 6 assists in 24 appearances (0.611 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 52). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 30% of the 50 wingers in the Major League Soccer. At 27 Velde is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.3 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: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2026/274 clubs

Current potentialTop 30% wingers · Major League Soccer Current seasonTop 18% wingers · Major League Soccer 9th-best winger in the Major League Soccer 85th in the Major League Soccer · potential 15th-highest potential winger in the Major League Soccer

39.5

Ratingi

15th of 50 wingers

51.6

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

95.4%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.61

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.33

Goals / app

8 goals in 24 appearances (0.33 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 (0.58 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 95.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.61 goal contributions per 90 (0.35 goals, 0.26 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 39.5, Velde carries the 15th-highest potential of the wingers in the Major League Soccer (top 30%), 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 genuine goal threat (0.61 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 %95.4%

Available fixtures24 of 25

Goals / 900.349

Assists / 900.262

Goal contribution / 900.611

Defensive actions / 901.659

Player flow

Goal involvements14

Shot conversion %36.4

Shot accuracy %45.8

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %38.5

Cards / 900.131

Foul involvement / 904.41

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 12.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Velde's projected Rating — 39.5 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 target22

Shots48

Passing

Assists6

Chances created53

Passes740

Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles40

Dribble success38.5%

Duels won147

Duels won %45.1%

Fouls won71

Defending

Tackles27

Interceptions9

Blocks2

Fouls committed30

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

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 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, K. Velde has made 24 appearances with 8 goals and 6 assists across 2,061 minutes, averaging a 7.36 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards.

When K. Velde plays, Portland Timbers's record this season is 10W-5D-12L — and his match ratings average 7.52 at home against 6.75 on the road.

Recent matches

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)
August 20, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs San Diego (74 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 8.5 rating)
August 16, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Chicago Fire (95 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 14, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Club Tijuana (56 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 10, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Club America (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
August 7, 2026: 5-2 win at home vs Puebla (58 minutes, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)

K. Velde's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Portland Timbers face Atlanta United FC at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Velde at 39.5 with a Season form score of 51.6, ranking 85th of 481 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 229 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.

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