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PositionCentre-back
NationalityCanada
Age32
Date of birth25 Mar 1994
BirthplaceCollingwood
Height173 cm
Shirt number#30
ClubOakland Roots
Centre-back
12
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
663
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oakland Roots.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Detroit CityUS Open Cup: 1 apps, 1g 0a, 90 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
USL Championship6104287.25
US Open Cupat Detroit City110907.52

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. Doner is a 32-year-old central defender at Oakland Roots, rated 10.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 251st of 272 on scout potential in the USL Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Doner.

Judged on this season alone, Doner graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 59 of the 59 centre-backs in the USL Championship, on 2 clean sheets and 0.95 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Doner, 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 11, 53rd of 59 of the 59 centre-backs in the USL Championship. At 32 Doner is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential53rd of 59 centre-backs · USL Championship · 12 appsCurrent season46th of 59 centre-backs · USL Championship · 12 apps46th-best centre-back in the USL Championship251st in the USL Championship · potential53rd-highest potential centre-back in the USL Championship
10.9
Ratingi
53rd of 59 centre-backs
5.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
24.6%
Minutes
limited game time
0.95
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Oakland Roots finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

0.95
Def. / 90
3
Tackles
3
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

0.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 24.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, 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 10.9, Doner carries the 53rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the USL Championship of 59 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.