Paul Arriola

Arriola's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→17), while his Rating climbed 14→18. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Seattle Sounders · 7th	21	3	3	6.76	15	0
2025/26	Seattle Sounders · 5th	2	0	0	6.55	14	0
2024/25	FC Dallas · 8th	31	5	2	7.07	30	26
2023/24	FC Dallas · 8th	25	3	4	6.79	31	21
2022/23	FC Dallas · 7th	34	10	5	7.1	39	43
2022/23	MLS All-Stars	1	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

USA · international

Side	Apps	G
USA	50	10

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

P. Arriola is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Seattle Sounders, rated 18 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 479th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.78 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0.39 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Arriola.

Judged on this season alone, Arriola graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 53rd of 58 of the 58 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 3 goals and 3 assists in 21 appearances (0.783 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 17). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 51st of 58 of the 58 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Arriola is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential51st of 58 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer · 21 apps Current season53rd of 58 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer · 21 apps 53rd-best centre-forward in the Major League Soccer 479th in the Major League Soccer · potential 51st-highest potential centre-forward in the Major League Soccer

Ratingi

51st of 58 centre-forwards

17.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.78

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Seattle Sounders finished 7th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.14

Goals / app

3 goals in 21 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 6 goal contributions (0.29 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.78 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0.39 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 25.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, 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 18, Arriola carries the 51st-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 58 — though on just 21 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.78 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %25.6%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.391

Assists / 900.391

Goal contribution / 900.783

Defensive actions / 902.609

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Shot conversion %60

Shot accuracy %31.3

Pass accuracy %79

Dribble success %36.4

Cards / 900.261

Foul involvement / 901.826

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 31, Arriola sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Arriola's projected Rating — 18 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target5

Shots16

Passing

Assists3

Chances created15

Passes270

Pass accuracy79%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success36.4%

Duels won25

Duels won %41%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles9

Interceptions8

Blocks3

Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.9M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Seattle SoundersJan 2025 – now

FC DallasJan 2022 – Jan 2025

DC United(back from loan)Apr 2021 – Jan 2022

Swansea(on loan)Feb 2021 – Apr 2021

DC UnitedAug 2017 – Feb 2021€ 2.9M

DDorados(on loan)Jan 2014 – Aug 2017

Club Tijuanauntil Jan 2014

About P. Arriola

Paul Joseph Arriola Hendricks is a 31-year-old centre-forward who plays for Seattle Sounders, born on February 5, 1995 in Chula Vista, standing 167 cm tall. He is from USA. Seattle Sounders currently sit 7th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, P. Arriola has made 21 appearances with 3 goals and 3 assists across 690 minutes, averaging a 6.92 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Major League Soccer and the CONCACAF Champions League. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield and in defence this season.

When P. Arriola plays, Seattle Sounders's record this season is 9W-5D-7L — and his match ratings average 6.76 at home against 6.84 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs CF Montreal (3 minutes, 6.5 rating)
October 15, 2026: 0-1 loss away at FC Dallas (90 minutes, 5.85 rating)
October 10, 2026: 3-0 win away at New England Revolution (22 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 7.93 rating)
October 2, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sporting Kansas City (63 minutes, 5.98 rating)
September 27, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Minnesota United FC (31 minutes, 1 goal, 7.19 rating)
September 24, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Real Salt Lake (82 minutes, 2 assists, 7.88 rating)
September 20, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Colorado Rapids (19 minutes, 6.3 rating)
September 13, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Los Angeles Galaxy (11 minutes, 1 goal, 8.08 rating)
September 6, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs New York Red Bulls (6 minutes, 6.55 rating)
August 2, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Portland Timbers (7 minutes)

P. Arriola's next match is on November 1, 2026, when Seattle Sounders face Vancouver Whitecaps away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. Arriola at 18 with a Season form score of 17.1, ranking 479th of 525 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the Leagues Cup and the MLS All-Star. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, P. Arriola has totalled 302 club appearances with 48 goals and 29 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 34 appearances for FC Dallas.

P. Arriola's career has also included time at FC Dallas, DC United, Swansea, DDorados and Club Tijuana.

On the international stage, P. Arriola has represented USA — 50 caps and 10 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Seattle Sounders finished 7th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points