M. Cuevas
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Los Angeles Galaxy.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Los Angeles Galaxy's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences (hamstring). He still appeared 24 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 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 838 | 6.79 |
 Leagues Cup | 4 | 0 | 3 | 192 | 7.5 |
Scout report
M. Cuevas is a 23-year-old full-back at Los Angeles Galaxy, rated 39.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 159th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cuevas.
Judged on this season alone, Cuevas graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 100th of 101 of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 1 clean sheet and 2.792 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 7). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 27% of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 23 Cuevas is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Cuevas missed 6 games through injury (hamstring) out of roughly 34 this season. The 24 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.
Cuevas is operating at his career peak — the 2022/23 level is the level.
Output in context · Los Angeles Galaxy finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.54 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Creativity. 0.32 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 33.3% 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 39.5, Cuevas carries the 27th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101 — though on just 24 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
