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Full nameNouhou Tolo
PositionCentre-back
NationalityCameroon
Age29
Date of birth23 Jun 1997
BirthplaceDouala
Height178 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubSeattle Sounders
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Centre-back

Season stats

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27
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
2336
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Seattle Sounders.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer140112566.97
CONCACAF Champions League4003356.6

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

N. Tolo is a 29-year-old central defender at Seattle Sounders, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 37, top 10% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 31.7, ranking 315th of 491 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (96.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tolo.

Judged on this season alone, Tolo graded 37 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 11% of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 7 clean sheets and 3.545 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 24 → 37). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 78th of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Tolo is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Tolo is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2026/27Remarkably consistent
Current potential78th of 127 centre-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 11% centre-backs · Major League Soccer13th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer315th in the Major League Soccer · potential78th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer
31.7
Ratingi
78th of 127 centre-backs
36.6
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
96.1%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.55
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Seattle Sounders finished 7th of 15 · a mid-table side

27
Apps
3.55
Def. / 90
43
Tackles
39
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 96.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.55 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 31.7, Tolo carries the 78th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 127. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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
Shots on target4
Shots9

Passing

Assists1
Chances created9
Passes1,294
Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success47.1%
Duels won104
Duels won %54.7%
Fouls won31

Defending

Tackles43
Interceptions39
Blocks10
Fouls committed22

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.