Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Chicago Fire.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Chicago Fire's ~37 games this season through 3 injury absences (chest, injury). He still appeared 31 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 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1896 | 6.81 |
Scout report
J. Dean is a 29-year-old full-back at Chicago Fire, rated 28.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 329th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (62% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dean.
Judged on this season alone, Dean graded 20 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 3 clean sheets and 4.177 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 20). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 70th of 101 of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Dean is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Dean missed 3 games through injury (chest, injury) out of roughly 37 this season. The 31 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.
Dean is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Chicago Fire finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
4.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 62% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 4.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 28.4, Dean carries the 70th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
