Domestic-league season · Portland Timbers.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 36 | 2 | 1 | 2942 | 7.18 |
 Leagues Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.3 |
Ayala's current-season form is up 60% on last season (Season 25→40), while his Rating climbed 41→45. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Portland Timbers · 8th | 36 | 2 | 1 | 7.18 | 45 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | Portland Timbers · 8th | 31 | 1 | 1 | 6.93 | 41 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | Portland Timbers · 8th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 36 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | Portland Timbers · 7th | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 39 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | Estudiantes L.P. · 6th | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 49 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | Estudiantes L.P. · 3rd | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.23 | 57 | 34 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. Ayala is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Portland Timbers, rated 44.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 39th of 790 in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (86% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ayala.
Judged on this season alone, Ayala graded 40 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 67 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 4.742 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 40). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 8% of the 67 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 23 Ayala is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 23.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Ayala is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
4.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 44.5, Ayala carries the 5th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 8%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.
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 (~23), then tapers with age. At 23, Ayala sits on 23.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Ayala's projected Rating — 44.5 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.
