Mark-Anthony Kaye
based on the 2025 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · San Jose Earthquakes.
Also this season
Earlier this season at San Jose Earthquakes — US Open Cup: 13 apps, 0g 3a, 873 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Sacramento Republic; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
M. Kaye is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at San Jose Earthquakes, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 18. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (33.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kaye.
On the season, Kaye graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 5.039 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 17. At 31 Kaye is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · San Jose Earthquakes finished 10th of 15 · a mid-table side
5.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 5.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 33.3% 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
Rated 17 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.04 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the USL Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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