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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Los Angeles Galaxy.
Injury-affected season
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.
Performance data · by competition
| 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 |
Scout report
Matheus Nascimento is a 22-year-old centre-forward at Los Angeles Galaxy, rated 40.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 133rd of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 1754th of 2870 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (39.1% 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 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 64 of the 64 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 → 16). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 22% of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 22 Nascimento is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.1 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.
Output in context · Los Angeles Galaxy finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
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.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.15 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 40.1, Nascimento carries the 14th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer (top 22%), 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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