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Full nameNouhou Tolo
PositionCentre-back
NationalityCameroon
Age29
Date of birth23 Jun 1997
BirthplaceDouala
Height178 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubSeattle Sounders
Centre-back
23
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
2001
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 23 appearances, a Season grade of 37, top 11% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 30.1, ranking 306th of 481 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (96.7% 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 120 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 6 clean sheets and 3.553 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 30, 72nd of 120 of the 120 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Tolo is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.2 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
30.1
Ratingi
72nd of 120 centre-backs
36.6
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
96.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.55
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Seattle Sounders finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

23
Apps
3.55
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
32
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 96.7% 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 30.1, Tolo carries the 72nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 120, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Seattle Sounders finished 14th 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 (3.55 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 target3
Shots8

Passing

Assists1
Chances created9
Passes1,126
Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success46.7%
Duels won92
Duels won %55.1%
Fouls won27

Defending

Tackles37
Interceptions32
Blocks10
Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.