Sergi Palencia

Palencia's current-season form is level with last season (Season 45→45), while his Rating eased 29→22. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Los Angeles FC · 3rd	9	1	0	6.71	22	45
2025/26	Los Angeles FC · 3rd	34	1	2	7.06	29	45
2024/25	Los Angeles FC · 8th	34	0	1	6.9	33	43
2023/24	Los Angeles FC · 8th	28	0	1	6.76	31	22
2022/23	Saint Etienne · 8th	9	0	1	6.63	48	11

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 8 youth-team spells in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain U21	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

Sergi Palencia is a 30-year-old central defender at Los Angeles FC, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 45, top 9% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.6, ranking 350th of 436 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (91.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.96 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Palencia.

Judged on this season alone, Palencia graded 45 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 11 clean sheets and 3.959 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 45 → 45). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 81st of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Palencia is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2023/24

Current potential81st of 101 centre-backs · Major League Soccer Current seasonTop 9% centre-backs · Major League Soccer 9th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer 350th in the Major League Soccer · potential 81st-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer

28.6

Ratingi

81st of 101 centre-backs

45.3

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

91.5%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.96

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Los Angeles FC finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.96

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 91.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.96 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 28.6, Palencia carries the 81st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %91.5%

Available fixtures37 of 37

Goals / 900.03

Assists / 900.059

Goal contribution / 900.089

Defensive actions / 903.959

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.177

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 30, Palencia sits on 4.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Palencia's projected Rating — 28.6 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles89

Interceptions34

Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Los Angeles FCFeb 2023 – nowFree

Saint EtienneJul 2022 – Feb 2023Free

Leganes(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jul 2022

Saint EtienneJul 2019 – Sept 2020€ 2M

BBordeaux(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jul 2019

Barcelonauntil Aug 2018

About Sergi Palencia

Sergi Palencia Hurtado is a 30-year-old centre-back who plays for Los Angeles FC, born on March 23, 1996 in Badalona, standing 168 cm tall. He is from Spain. Los Angeles FC currently sit 3rd of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, Sergi Palencia has made 9 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 630 minutes, averaging a 6.78 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Major League Soccer and the CONCACAF Champions League. Though primarily a centre-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Sergi Palencia plays, Los Angeles FC's record this season is 5W-2D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.63 at home against 7.07 on the road.

Recent matches

May 11, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs Houston Dynamo (42 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 7, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Toluca (76 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-0 win away at Minnesota United FC (3 minutes)
April 23, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Colorado Rapids (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 19, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs San Jose Earthquakes (81 minutes, 5.9 rating)
April 5, 2026: 6-0 win at home vs Orlando City SC (71 minutes, 1 goal, 8 rating)
March 22, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Austin (78 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 8, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs FC Dallas (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 1, 2026: 2-0 win away at Houston Dynamo (85 minutes, 7.3 rating)
February 22, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Inter Miami (90 minutes, 7 rating)

Sergi Palencia's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Los Angeles FC face DC United away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Sergi Palencia at 28.6 with a Season form score of 45.3, ranking 350th of 436 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 14 career titles — among them the FIFA Club World Cup and the US Open Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, Sergi Palencia has totalled 336 club appearances with 4 goals and 12 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 41 appearances for Barcelona B.

Sergi Palencia's career has also included time at Saint Etienne, Leganes, BBordeaux and Barcelona.

On the international stage, Sergi Palencia has represented Spain U21 — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Los Angeles FC finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points