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Onni Valakari

Project playerSan Diego · 27 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameOnni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityFinland
Age27
Date of birth18 Aug 1999
BirthplaceMotherwell
Height187 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubSan Diego
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
28
Appearances
4
Goals
5
Assists
2053
Minutes

Domestic-league season · San Diego.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer153312867.12
CONCACAF Champions League3001816.6

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

O. Valakari is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder at San Diego, rated 36.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 173rd of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (76% of available minutes). He brings 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Valakari.

Judged on this season alone, Valakari graded 31 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 46 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 4 goals and 5 assists in 28 appearances (0.395 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 34 → 31). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, top 37% of the 46 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 27 Valakari is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.7 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Valakari is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
36.9
Ratingi
17th of 46 attacking midfielders
31.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
76%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.4
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · San Diego finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side

28
Apps
4
Goals
5
Assists
9
G+A
0.14
Goals / app

4 goals in 28 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.32 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 76% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.22 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 36.9, Valakari carries the 17th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 37%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (San Diego 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. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.4 goal contributions per 90). 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 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4
Shots on target12
Shots22
Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists5
Chances created30
Passes1,149
Pass accuracy87%

Possession

Successful dribbles9
Dribble success47.4%
Duels won100
Duels won %57.5%
Fouls won46

Defending

Tackles43
Interceptions7
Blocks4
Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.