Owen Gene
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Minnesota United FC.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 14 | 0 | 0 | 723 | 6.86 |
Scout report
O. Gene is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Minnesota United FC, rated 40.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 130th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (69% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gene.
Judged on this season alone, Gene graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 89 of the 89 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.235 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 32% of the 89 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 23 Gene is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Minnesota United FC finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (13th 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 69% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 40.9, Gene carries the 28th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 32%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Minnesota United FC finished 13th 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 (3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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