Polster's current-season form is up 19% on last season (Season 26→31), while his Rating eased 23→17. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	New England Revolution · 8th	26	1	1	6.94	17	31
2024/25	New England Revolution · 14th	31	0	1	6.79	23	26
2023/24	New England Revolution · 5th	33	2	1	6.89	28	37
2022/23	New England Revolution · 10th	28	2	0	6.94	28	31
2021/22	New England Revolution · 1st	31	2	0	6.99	34	33
2020/21	New England Revolution · 2nd	19	0	1	6.82	32	19

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

M. Polster is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at New England Revolution, rated 17.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 717th of 823 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (78.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Polster.

Judged on this season alone, Polster graded 31 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 67 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.555 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 26 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 60th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 33 Polster is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential60th of 67 defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer Current seasonTop 27% defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer18th-best defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer717th in the Major League Soccer · potential60th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer

17.1

Ratingi

60th of 67 defensive midfielders

30.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

78.4%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.56

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · New England Revolution finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

3.56

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 78.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.1, Polster carries the 60th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 67. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %78.4%

Available fixtures33 of 34

Goals / 900.039

Assists / 900.039

Goal contribution / 900.077

Defensive actions / 903.555

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %53

Dribble success %73.3

Cards / 900.271

Foul involvement / 902.512

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 33, Polster sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Polster's projected Rating — 17.1 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.