Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · DC United.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of DC United's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences (leg, thigh). He still appeared 15 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 1 | 518 | 6.84 |
Scout report
R. Leal is a 29-year-old winger at DC United, rated 22.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Leal.
On the season, Leal graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 1 assist in 15 appearances (0.174 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 29 Leal is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Leal missed 5 games through injury (leg, thigh) out of roughly 34 this season. The 15 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · DC United finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
0 goals in 15 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 19.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.17 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 22.3 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.17 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
