Tabort Preston

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Birmingham Legion · 6th	18	0	1	7.21	20	4
2024/25	Birmingham Legion	32	4	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Birmingham Legion	12	1	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Las Vegas Lights	21	5	0	—	—	—
2022/23	New Mexico United	26	3	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Hartford Athletic	26	4	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Cameroon · international

Side	Apps	G
Cameroon U20	3	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

T. Preston is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Birmingham Legion, rated 21.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 163rd of 257 on scout potential in the USL Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Preston.

Judged on this season alone, Preston graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 44 of the 44 centre-forwards in the USL Championship, on 0 goals and 1 assist in 18 appearances (0.132 involvements per 90).

We hold a single season for Preston, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 32nd of 44 of the 44 centre-forwards in the USL Championship. At 28 Preston is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential32nd of 44 centre-forwards · USL Championship · 18 apps Current season43rd of 44 centre-forwards · USL Championship · 18 apps 43rd-best centre-forward in the USL Championship 163rd in the USL Championship · potential 32nd-highest potential centre-forward in the USL Championship

21.1

Ratingi

32nd of 44 centre-forwards

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.3%

Minutes

limited game time

0.13

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Birmingham Legion finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 18 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 25.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.13 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.1, Preston carries the 32nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the USL Championship of 44 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.13 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %25.3%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.132

Goal contribution / 900.132

Defensive actions / 902.635

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.264

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 28, Preston sits on 1.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Preston's projected Rating — 21.1 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-forwards in the USL Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions5

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Birmingham LegionAug 2023 – now

Las Vegas LightsMar 2023 – Aug 2023

New Mexico UnitedJan 2022 – Mar 2023Free

Hartford AthleticFeb 2021 – Jan 2022Free

San AntonioJan 2020 – Feb 2021

Las Vegas LightsJan 2019 – Jan 2020Free

KKastrioti Krujëuntil Jan 2019

About T. Preston

Tabort Etaka Preston is a 28-year-old centre-forward who plays for Birmingham Legion, born on June 10, 1998 in Bamenda, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Cameroon. Birmingham Legion currently sit 11th of 13 in the USL Championship.

This season

In the current season, T. Preston has made 18 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 683 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

T. Preston's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Birmingham Legion face Hartford Athletic away in the USL Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Preston at 21.1 with a Season form score of 4, ranking 163rd of 257 centre-forwards in the USL Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, T. Preston has totalled 170 club appearances with 25 goals and 1 assist for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 32 appearances for Birmingham Legion.

T. Preston's career has also included time at Las Vegas Lights, New Mexico United, Hartford Athletic, San Antonio and KKastrioti Krujë.

On the international stage, T. Preston has represented Cameroon U20 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Birmingham Legion finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

Watch points