ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Austin.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 9 | 1 | 0 | 561 | 6.82 |
Scout report
M. Desler is a 31-year-old central defender at Austin, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 15 appearances, a Season grade of 20, top 80% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 19.2, ranking 416th of 480 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (53.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Desler.
Judged on this season alone, Desler graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 95th of 119 of the 119 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 4.113 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 20). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 101st of 119 of the 119 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Desler is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Austin finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (13th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 53.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 19.2, Desler carries the 101st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 119, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Austin finished 13th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
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.
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Transfer news
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