Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Houston Dynamo.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 19 | 1 | 1 | 978 | 6.88 |
 Leagues Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.2 |
Scout report
Júnior Urso is a 37-year-old central midfielder at Houston Dynamo, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 19 appearances, a Season grade of 15, top 73% of Major League Soccer central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 5.6, ranking 510th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (32% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Urso.
Judged on this season alone, Urso graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 61st of 84 of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.037 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 6, 82nd of 84 of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 37 Urso is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side
3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 32% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 37, 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 5.6, Urso carries the 82nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 84, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Houston Dynamo finished 12th 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 moderate defensive volume (3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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