Domestic-league season · Vancouver Whitecaps.
Missed 16 of Vancouver Whitecaps's ~39 games this season through 16 injury absences (knee, jumpers knee). He still appeared 21 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1756 | 6.99 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 724 | 6.76 |
 Canadian Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | — |
Veselinović's current-season form is up 61% on last season (Season 23→37), while his Rating eased 44→38. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Vancouver Whitecaps · 2nd | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6.99 | 38 | 37 |
| 2024/25 | Vancouver Whitecaps · 8th | 36 | 2 | 1 | 7.02 | 44 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | Vancouver Whitecaps · 8th | 35 | 2 | 2 | 6.91 | 45 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Vancouver Whitecaps · 7th | 31 | 1 | 1 | 6.93 | 46 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | Vancouver Whitecaps · 7th | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6.97 | 43 | 19 |
| 2020/21 | Vancouver Whitecaps · 2nd | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 45 | 22 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. Veselinović is a 27-year-old central defender at Vancouver Whitecaps, rated 38.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 235th of 790 in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (84.8% 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 Veselinović.
Judged on this season alone, Veselinović graded 37 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 148 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 7 clean sheets and 2.358 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 23 → 37). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, top 25% of the 148 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 27 Veselinović is in his prime years, and a market index of 20 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Veselinović missed 16 games through injury (knee, jumpers knee) out of roughly 39 this season. The 21 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.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
With a Rating of 38.4, Veselinović carries the 36th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer (top 25%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~20), then tapers with age. At 27, Veselinović sits on 20, at or near its peak. The blue line is Veselinović's projected Rating — 38.4 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
