Sebastian Kowalczyk
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Houston Dynamo.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Zaglebie Lubin — Ekstraklasa: 9 apps, 0g 0a, 371 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Houston Dynamo; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
S. Kowalczyk is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Houston Dynamo, rated 31.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 241st of 450 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (58.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kowalczyk.
Judged on this season alone, Kowalczyk graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.718 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 25th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 28 Kowalczyk is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 2nd of 15 · a title-challenging side
1.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 29 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 58.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.72 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 31.5, Kowalczyk carries the 25th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 40. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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