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Samuel Junqua

Squad depthReal Salt Lake · 29 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameSamuel Junqua
PositionFull-back
NationalityUSA
Age29
Date of birth9 Nov 1996
BirthplaceSaratoga
Height183 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubReal Salt Lake
Full-backalso played MID
19
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1183
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Real Salt Lake.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer12006646.7

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

S. Junqua is a 29-year-old full-back at Real Salt Lake, rated 24.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 369th of 491 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (48.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Junqua.

Judged on this season alone, Junqua graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 1 clean sheet and 2.511 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 15 → 7). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 47th of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Junqua is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Remarkably consistent
24.6
Ratingi
47th of 55 full-backs
7.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
48.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.51
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Real Salt Lake finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side

19
Apps
2.51
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
8
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 48.7% 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 24.6, Junqua carries the 47th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 55, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Real Salt Lake finished 11th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots6

Passing

Assists1
Chances created6
Passes672
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success33.3%
Duels won48
Duels won %56.5%
Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions8
Blocks6
Fouls committed12
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.