Noel Caliskan
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Real Salt Lake.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Real Monarchs — MLS Next Pro: 3 apps, 1g 0a, 245 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Real Salt Lake; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1201 | 7.22 |
Scout report
N. Caliskan is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Real Salt Lake, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 4 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 43, top 8% of Major League Soccer defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 41.5, ranking 133rd of 491 in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (95% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Caliskan.
Judged on this season alone, Caliskan graded 43 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 39 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 4 assists and 3.744 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 26 → 43). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, top 34% of the 39 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Caliskan is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.9 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Caliskan is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Real Salt Lake finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side
3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th 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 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 95% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 41.5, Caliskan carries the 13th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 34%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Real Salt Lake finished 11th 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 (3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
