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Full namePeter Forrest Stroud
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityUSA
Age24
Date of birth23 Apr 2002
Shirt number#8
ClubNew York Red Bulls
Defensive midfielder
27
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
1735
Minutes

Domestic-league season · New York Red Bulls.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer270317356.89
Leagues Cup2000

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

P. Stroud is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at New York Red Bulls, rated 42.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 76th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (58.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stroud.

Judged on this season alone, Stroud graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 4.305 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 27). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 20% of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 24 Stroud is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.5 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Stroud is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 20% defensive midfielders · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 40% defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer20th-best defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer76th in the Major League Soccer · potential10th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer
42.5
Ratingi
10th of 50 defensive midfielders
27.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
58.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.31
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · New York Red Bulls finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

4.31
Def. / 90
54
Tackles
25
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

4.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 4.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 58.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.5, Stroud carries the 10th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 20%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.