Domestic-league season · Lexington.
Following his move to Lexington, Djeffal's current-season form is up 950% on last season (Season 2→21), while his Rating eased 35→32. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
S. Djeffal is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Lexington, rated 32.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 389th of 790 in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (55.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Djeffal.
Judged on this season alone, Djeffal graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.545 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 21). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 36th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 27 Djeffal is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.8 reflects that trajectory.
Djeffal is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th of 12) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 32.3, Djeffal carries the 36th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 67, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Lexington finished 9th of 12) — 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 (3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
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 (~17), then tapers with age. At 27, Djeffal sits on 16.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Djeffal's projected Rating — 32.3 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.
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