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Full nameTah Brian Anunga
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityCameroon
Age30
Date of birth10 Aug 1996
BirthplaceYaoundé
Height180 cm
Shirt number#27
ClubFC Cincinnati
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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17
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
608
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Cincinnati.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer8003936.73
CONCACAF Champions League4011986.75

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

B. Anunga is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Cincinnati, rated 19.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 422nd of 506 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Anunga.

Judged on this season alone, Anunga graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 38 of the 38 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.441 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 32nd of 38 of the 38 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Anunga is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential32nd of 38 defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer · 17 appsCurrent season37th of 38 defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer · 17 apps37th-best defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer422nd in the Major League Soccer · potential32nd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer
19.2
Ratingi
32nd of 38 defensive midfielders
7.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25%
Minutes
limited game time
4.44
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Cincinnati finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

17
Apps
4.44
Def. / 90
21
Tackles
7
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

4.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 17 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 25% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 19.2, Anunga carries the 32nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 38 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.44 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Chances created2
Passes331
Pass accuracy90%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success66.7%
Duels won35
Duels won %58.3%
Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles21
Interceptions7
Blocks2
Fouls committed8
Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.