based on the 2025 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · North Carolina.
Also this season
Earlier this season at North Carolina — USL League One Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Detroit City; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
Rafael Mentzingen is a 30-year-old central midfielder at North Carolina, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 1 assists in 16 appearances, a Season grade of 23, top 2% of USL Championship central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.7, ranking 135th of 257 in the USL Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option (49% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mentzingen.
Judged on this season alone, Mentzingen graded 23 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 59 central midfielders in the USL Championship, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 2.36 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Mentzingen, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 32nd of 59 of the 59 central midfielders in the USL Championship. At 30 Mentzingen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · North Carolina finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side
2.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 49% 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 18.7, Mentzingen carries the 32nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the USL Championship of 59. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the USL Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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