Center Forward · New Mexico United · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
The record covers 6 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 5 clubs, including a move abroad — 73 appearances, 5 goals and 6 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Charlotte — Season rating 14, 1 goal and 4 assists in 24 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (8 → 6). The gap to his peak is 7 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±5 points) across 5 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Major League Soccer) and kept playing — 9 games that season.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | New Mexico United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | Houston Dynamo | 15 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Charlotte | 16 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | Charlotte | 24 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 14 |
| 2021/22 | Austin | 9 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | Hannover 96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
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