Owen Gene
ratings updated 20 Aug 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 41.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 130th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (65.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.41 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 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 63rd of 71 of the 71 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.406 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 23). 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 37% of the 71 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.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Minnesota United FC finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side
3.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th 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 65.7% 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 41.2, Gene carries the 26th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 37%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Minnesota United FC finished 11th 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 (3.41 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
No transfer news found for this player.
