Domestic-league season · Los Angeles Galaxy.
Missed 3 of Los Angeles Galaxy's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (injury, groin). He still appeared 22 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.
On loan at Botafogo — Carioca - 1: 3 apps, 1g 0a, 191 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Los Angeles Galaxy; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1195 | 6.81 |
 Leagues Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 275 | 7.11 |
 Carioca - 1at Botafogo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 191 | 6.83 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.3 |
Following his move to Los Angeles Galaxy, Nascimento's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→17), while his Rating eased 60→41. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Los Angeles Galaxy · 14th | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6.81 | 41 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Botafogo · 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 60 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Botafogo · 5th | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6.68 | 66 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | Botafogo · 11th | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | 61 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Botafogo · 20th | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6.69 | 59 | 4 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Matheus Nascimento is a 22-year-old centre-forward at Los Angeles Galaxy, rated 40.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 165th of 825 in the Major League Soccer and 2090th of 3122 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (42.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nascimento.
Judged on this season alone, Nascimento graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 69th of 118 of the 118 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 22 appearances (0.377 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 17). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 19% of the 118 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 22 Nascimento is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 20.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Nascimento missed 3 games through injury (injury, groin) out of roughly 34 this season. The 22 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.
A career still climbing — Nascimento is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3 goals in 22 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.
With a Rating of 40.6, Nascimento carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer (top 19%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Los Angeles Galaxy finished 14th 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 productive contributor (0.38 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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 (~21), then tapers with age. At 22, Nascimento sits on 20.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Nascimento's projected Rating — 40.6 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.
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