Domestic-league season · Vancouver Whitecaps.
Missed 30 of Vancouver Whitecaps's ~39 games this season through 30 injury absences (achilles tendon problems, achilles tendon, thigh). He still appeared 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CONCACAF Champions League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 6.53 |
 Major League Soccer | 7 | 2 | 0 | 295 | 7 |
 Canadian Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Adekugbe's current-season form is down 33% on last season (Season 9→6), while his Rating eased 25→17. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 27).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Vancouver Whitecaps · 2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | Vancouver Whitecaps · 8th | 20 | 1 | 2 | 6.96 | 25 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Vancouver Whitecaps · 8th | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6.77 | 27 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | Galatasaray · 1st | 22 | 0 | 2 | 7.07 | 37 | 15 |
| 2021/22 | Hatayspor · 12th | 33 | 0 | 2 | 6.88 | 44 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | Valerenga · 3rd | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 43 | 27 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
S. Adekugbe is a 31-year-old central defender at Vancouver Whitecaps, rated 16.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Adekugbe.
On the season, Adekugbe graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 1.831 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 6). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 17. At 31 Adekugbe is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Adekugbe missed 30 games through injury (achilles tendon problems, achilles tendon, thigh) out of roughly 39 this season. The 7 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 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
1.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Rated 16.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 31, Adekugbe sits on 3.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Adekugbe's projected Rating — 16.8 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.
