Lucas Sanabria
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Los Angeles Galaxy.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 16 | 2 | 1 | 984 | 6.91 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 217 | 6.68 |
Scout report
L. Sanabria is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Los Angeles Galaxy, rated 43.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 74th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 727th of 1772 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (68.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.59 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sanabria.
Judged on this season alone, Sanabria graded 38 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 4.586 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 38).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 15% of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 22 Sanabria is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.2 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Sanabria is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Los Angeles Galaxy finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side
4.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 68.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 43.9, Sanabria carries the 6th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 15%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Los Angeles Galaxy finished 12th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) 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 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
