Paxten Aaronson
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Colorado Rapids.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1169 | 7.04 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All Major League Soccer standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the Major League Soccer: on the pitch for 89% of Colorado Rapids's available minutes this season, up from 19% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
P. Aaronson is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder at Colorado Rapids, rated 48.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (89.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0.3 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aaronson.
Judged on this season alone, Aaronson graded 47 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 46 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 7 goals and 8 assists in 30 appearances (0.561 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 47). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, top 7% of the 46 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 23 Aaronson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Colorado Rapids finished 9th of 15 · a mid-table side
7 goals in 30 appearances (0.23 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 8 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 15 goal contributions (0.5 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 89.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0.3 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 48.5, Aaronson carries the 3rd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 7%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.56 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
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.
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Transfer news
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