Domestic-league season · DC United.
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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 11 | 1 | 0 | 718 | 6.76 |
Following his move to DC United, MacNaughton's current-season form is up 100% on last season (Season 4→8), while his Rating eased 21→18. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 30).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | DC United · 8th | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6.76 | 18 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | Nashville SC · 13th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 21 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | Nashville SC · 7th | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6.95 | 28 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | Toronto FC · 13th | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 31 | 10 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
L. MacNaughton is a 31-year-old central defender at DC United, rated 17.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 675th of 790 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 121st of 148 of the 148 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, 123rd of 148 of the 148 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 4.2 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.
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.
With a Rating of 17.8, MacNaughton carries the 123rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 148 — 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.
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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 31, MacNaughton sits on 4.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is MacNaughton's projected Rating — 17.8 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.
€0.2M total transfer fees · 7 moves
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