based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Monterey Bay.
Scout report
M. Lyons is a 23-year-old full-back at Monterey Bay, rated 29.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 35th of 257 on scout potential in the USL Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.26 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lyons.
Judged on this season alone, Lyons graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 34 of the 34 full-backs in the USL Championship, on 1 clean sheet and 2.26 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Lyons, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, top 18% of the 34 full-backs in the USL Championship. At 23 Lyons is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.7 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Monterey Bay finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
2.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (11th of 12) 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 25.1% 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 29.9, Lyons carries the 6th-highest potential of the full-backs in the USL Championship of 34 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.26 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the USL Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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