Snyder Brunell
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Seattle Sounders.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Tacoma Defiance — MLS Next Pro: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 390 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Seattle Sounders; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 14 | 0 | 1 | 855 | 6.69 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 6.73 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All Major League Soccer standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the Major League Soccer: on the pitch for 70% of Seattle Sounders's available minutes this season, up from 9% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
S. Brunell is a 19-year-old defensive midfielder at Seattle Sounders, rated 45.32 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 53rd of 481 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 184th of 561 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (70.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brunell.
Judged on this season alone, Brunell graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 44 of the 44 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.502 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 24).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 7% of the 44 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 19 Brunell is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.8 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Seattle Sounders finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side
3.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th 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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 70.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.5 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 45.32, Brunell carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 7%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Seattle Sounders finished 12th 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 solid defensive volume (3.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
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.
Shooting
Passing
Possession
Defending
Yellow/red cards
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
