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Miguel Navarro

Project playerColorado Rapids · 27 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameMiguel Ángel Navarro Zárate
PositionCentre-back
NationalityVenezuela
Age27
Date of birth26 Feb 1999
BirthplaceMaracaibo
Height175 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubColorado Rapids
Centre-back
24
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1833
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Colorado Rapids.

Also this season

On loan at Talleres Cordoba — CONMEBOL Libertadores: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 437 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Colorado Rapids; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer11016896.84

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

M. Navarro is a 27-year-old central defender at Colorado Rapids, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 38, top 20% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 36.4, ranking 281st of 525 in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (84.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Navarro.

Judged on this season alone, Navarro graded 38 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 7 clean sheets and 2.848 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 32 → 38). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 57th of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 27 Navarro is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23
36.4
Ratingi
57th of 127 centre-backs
37.8
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
84.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.85
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Colorado Rapids finished 9th of 15 · a mid-table side

24
Apps
2.85
Def. / 90
34
Tackles
21
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 84.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 36.4, Navarro carries the 57th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 127. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots5

Passing

Assists1
Chances created23
Passes1,017
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success27.3%
Duels won109
Duels won %59.6%
Fouls won53

Defending

Tackles34
Interceptions21
Blocks3
Fouls committed38

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.