Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov

Suleymanov's current-season form is down 28% on last season (Season 18→13), while his Rating eased 36→33. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sporting Kansas City · 15th	18	1	1	6.72	35	13
2025/26	Sporting Kansas City · 15th	33	2	3	6.86	36	18
2024/25	Aris Thessalonikis · 2nd	8	1	0	7.1	34	5
2023/24	Aris ThessalonikisLoan · 4th	28	4	4	7.13	41	24
2023/24	FC Krasnodar · 2nd	5	0	0	—	27	0
2022/23	FC Krasnodar · 6th	4	0	0	6.7	27	0
2022/23	Hapoel Beer ShevaLoan	5	0	0	6.95	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Russia · international

Side	Apps	G
Russia U21	18	5
Russia U19	6	2
Russia U17	12	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

M. Suleymanov is a 26-year-old centre-forward at Sporting Kansas City, rated 33.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 241st of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (49.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Suleymanov.

Judged on this season alone, Suleymanov graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 45 of the 45 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal and 1 assist in 18 appearances (0.191 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 28th of 45 of the 45 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Suleymanov is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Trending upRemarkably consistent4 clubs

Current potential28th of 45 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer Current season40th of 45 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer 40th-best centre-forward in the Major League Soccer 241st in the Major League Soccer · potential 28th-highest potential centre-forward in the Major League Soccer

33.3

Ratingi

28th of 45 centre-forwards

12.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

49.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.19

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.06

Goals / app

1 goal in 18 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 49.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.19 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 33.3, Suleymanov carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 45, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sporting Kansas City finished 15th 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 work-in-progress on end product (0.19 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 %49.9%

Available fixtures21 of 21

Goals / 900.095

Assists / 900.095

Goal contribution / 900.191

Defensive actions / 901.716

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %12.5

Shot accuracy %57.1

Pass accuracy %88

Dribble success %80

Cards / 900.191

Foul involvement / 902.574

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 26, Suleymanov sits on 6.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Suleymanov's projected Rating — 33.3 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 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target8

Shots14

Passing

Assists1

Chances created10

Passes345

Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success80%

Duels won43

Duels won %57.3%

Fouls won18

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions7

Blocks1

Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Sporting Kansas CityFeb 2025 – now

Aris ThessalonikisJul 2024 – Feb 2025€ 1M

Aris Thessalonikis(on loan)Sept 2023 – Jul 2024

FC Krasnodar(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Sept 2023

Hapoel Beer Sheva(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

FC Krasnodar(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2022

GGiresunspor(on loan)Sept 2021 – Jul 2022

FC Krasnodaruntil Sept 2021

About M. Suleymanov

Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov is a 26-year-old centre-forward who plays for Sporting Kansas City, born on December 16, 1999 in Makhachkala, standing 171 cm tall. He is from Russia. Sporting Kansas City currently sit 15th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, M. Suleymanov has made 18 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 944 minutes, averaging a 6.71 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When M. Suleymanov plays, Sporting Kansas City's record this season is 3W-3D-12L — and his match ratings average 6.89 at home against 6.57 on the road.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Atlanta United FC (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 20, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs St. Louis City (26 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 16, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Colorado Rapids (42 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 2, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Houston Dynamo (8 minutes, 6.3 rating)
July 26, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Los Angeles FC (28 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 24, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs New York Red Bulls (8 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 17, 2026: 2-1 win away at Austin (45 minutes, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)
May 14, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Los Angeles Galaxy (1 minutes)
May 10, 2026: 0-6 loss away at Portland Timbers (45 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 2, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Seattle Sounders (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)

M. Suleymanov's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Sporting Kansas City face Vancouver Whitecaps at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Suleymanov at 33.3 with a Season form score of 12.5, ranking 241st of 436 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, M. Suleymanov has totalled 228 club appearances with 27 goals and 16 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 33 appearances for Sporting Kansas City.

M. Suleymanov's career has also included time at Aris Thessalonikis, FC Krasnodar, Hapoel Beer Sheva and GGiresunspor.

On the international stage, M. Suleymanov has represented Russia U21, Russia U19, Russia U17 — 36 caps and 9 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

Watch points