Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · DC United.
Injury-affected season
Missed 10 of DC United's ~34 games this season through 9 injury absences and 1 suspension (muscle, hamstring, thigh). He still appeared 11 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 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 718 | 6.76 |
Scout report
L. MacNaughton is a 31-year-old central defender at DC United, rated 17.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 432nd of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on MacNaughton.
Judged on this season alone, MacNaughton graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 83rd of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 1 clean sheet and 3.134 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 8). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 70th of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 31 MacNaughton is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: MacNaughton missed 9 games through injury and 1 suspension (muscle, hamstring, thigh) out of roughly 34 this season. The 11 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.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · DC United finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 33.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 17.8, MacNaughton carries the 70th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 87 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
