Ingvartsen's current-season form is up 650% on last season (Season 8→60), while his Rating climbed 20→29. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	San Diego · 9th	21	11	3	7.03	28	55
2025/26	San Diego · 1st	11	2	1	6.76	20	8
2024/25	FC Nordsjaelland · 5th	17	5	1	6.94	29	21
2023/24	FC Nordsjaelland · 4th	28	9	3	7.03	37	38
2022/23	FSV Mainz 05 · 9th	28	10	0	6.65	67	36

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Denmark · international

Side	Apps	G
Denmark	1	1
Denmark U21	20	14
Denmark U19	5	2
Denmark U17	1	0

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

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Centre-forward

M. Ingvartsen is a 30-year-old centre-forward at San Diego, enjoying a standout season — 11 goals and 3 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 60, top 12% of Major League Soccer centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.7, ranking 332nd of 481 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (82.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.81 goal contributions per 90 (0.64 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ingvartsen.

Judged on this season alone, Ingvartsen graded 60 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 50 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 11 goals and 3 assists in 21 appearances (0.81 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 60). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 32nd of 50 of the 50 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Ingvartsen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

A career still climbing — Ingvartsen is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

Current potential32nd of 50 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer Current seasonTop 12% centre-forwards · Major League Soccer 6th-best centre-forward in the Major League Soccer 332nd in the Major League Soccer · potential 32nd-highest potential centre-forward in the Major League Soccer

28.7

Ratingi

32nd of 50 centre-forwards

60.4

Seasoni

a strong, regular top-tier starter

82.3%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.81

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · San Diego finished 9th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.52

Goals / app

11 goals in 21 appearances (0.52 per game) — double figures playing for a mid-table side (9th of 15). He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 14 goal contributions (0.67 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 82.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.81 goal contributions per 90 (0.64 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.7, Ingvartsen carries the 32nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 50. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.81 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %82.3%

Available fixtures21 of 25

Goals / 900.636

Assists / 900.174

Goal contribution / 900.81

Defensive actions / 900.868

Player flow

Goal involvements14

Shot conversion %57.9

Shot accuracy %48.7

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %45

Cards / 900.058

Foul involvement / 902.487

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 30, Ingvartsen sits on 4.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ingvartsen's projected Rating — 28.7 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

Goals11

Shots on target19

Shots39

Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists3

Chances created19

Passes389

Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles9

Dribble success45%

Duels won73

Duels won %44.8%

Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions5

Fouls committed24

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€10.3M total transfer fees · 6 moves

San DiegoJan 2025 – now

FC NordsjaellandJul 2023 – Jan 2025€ 3M

FSV Mainz 05Jul 2022 – Jul 2023€ 2.3M

FSV Mainz 05(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

Union BerlinJul 2019 – Aug 2021

GenkJul 2017 – Jul 2019€ 5M

FC Nordsjaellanduntil Jul 2017

About M. Ingvartsen

Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for San Diego, born on January 4, 1996 in Farum, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Denmark. San Diego currently sit 9th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, M. Ingvartsen has made 21 appearances with 11 goals and 3 assists across 1,556 minutes, averaging a 6.46 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Major League Soccer and the CONCACAF Champions League.

When M. Ingvartsen plays, San Diego's record this season is 9W-6D-9L — and his match ratings average 7.12 at home against 6.71 on the road.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Colorado Rapids (19 minutes, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)
August 20, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Portland Timbers (74 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 16, 2026: 1-0 win away at Los Angeles FC (85 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 13, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Puebla (15 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 10, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Club Tijuana (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 7, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Club America (18 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 2, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Minnesota United FC (97 minutes, 6.7 rating)
July 26, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs FC Dallas (73 minutes, 6.7 rating)
July 23, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Colorado Rapids (83 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 24, 2026: 2-4 loss at home vs Vancouver Whitecaps (86 minutes, 6.2 rating)

M. Ingvartsen's next match is on September 20, 2026, when San Diego face Inter Miami away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Ingvartsen at 28.7 with a Season form score of 60.4, ranking 332nd of 481 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the First Division A. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, M. Ingvartsen has totalled 297 club appearances with 86 goals and 15 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 35 appearances for FC Nordsjaelland.

M. Ingvartsen's career has also included time at FC Nordsjaelland, FSV Mainz 05, Union Berlin and Genk.

On the international stage, M. Ingvartsen has represented Denmark, Denmark U21, Denmark U19, Denmark U17 — 27 caps and 17 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 · San Diego finished 9th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points