Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Chicago Fire.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Chicago Fire's ~37 games this season through 5 injury absences (lower-body). He still appeared 19 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.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1044 | 6.81 |
Scout report
Leonardo Barroso is a 21-year-old full-back at Chicago Fire, rated 40.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 147th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 1808th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (36.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barroso.
Judged on this season alone, Barroso graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 78th of 101 of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 3.879 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Barroso, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 25% of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 21 Barroso is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Barroso missed 5 games through injury (lower-body) out of roughly 37 this season. The 19 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.
Output in context · Chicago Fire finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.3% 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 40.1, Barroso carries the 25th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer (top 25%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
