Domestic-league season · Hartford Athletic.
Following his move to Hartford Athletic, Hairston's current-season form is up 1100% on last season (Season 1→12), while his Rating eased 23→15. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 19).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Hartford Athletic · 6th | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | 15 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | Columbus Crew · 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | Columbus Crew · 9th | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6.83 | 31 | 19 |
| 2020/21 | Minnesota United FC · 2nd | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 34 | 13 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Hairston is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at Hartford Athletic, rated 15 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 715th of 790 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hairston.
Judged on this season alone, Hairston graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 60th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 5.016 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 12). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 64th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 32 Hairston is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
5.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 13 appearances.
With a Rating of 15, Hairston carries the 64th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 67 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× 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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 32, Hairston sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hairston's projected Rating — 15 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
