Walker Zimmerman

Missed 10 of Nashville SC's ~37 games this season through 10 injury absences (concussion, international duty). He still appeared 23 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Major League Soccer	23	0	2	1811	7

Career

Full career & schedule →

Concacaf Nations League×4MLS All-Star×3Concacaf Gold Cup×2US Open Cup×2

Zimmerman's current-season form is up 13% on last season (Season 24→27), while his Rating eased 20→17. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Toronto FC	12	1	0	6.76	—	—
2025/26	Nashville SC · 8th	23	0	2	7	17	27
2024/25	Nashville SC · 13th	25	1	1	7.11	20	24
2023/24	Nashville SC · 7th	26	2	1	7.13	24	31
2023/24	MLS All-Stars	1	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Nashville SC · 7th	31	4	0	7.11	31	29
2022/23	MLS All-Stars	1	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

USA · international

Side	Apps	G
USA	46	3

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

W. Zimmerman is a 33-year-old central defender at Nashville SC, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 27, top 31% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.6, ranking 447th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (74.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zimmerman.

Judged on this season alone, Zimmerman graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 5 clean sheets and 3.33 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 75th of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 33 Zimmerman is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Zimmerman missed 10 games through injury (concussion, international duty) out of roughly 37 this season. The 23 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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 levelInjury-hit 2025/26

Current potential75th of 87 centre-backs · Major League Soccer Current seasonTop 32% centre-backs · Major League Soccer27th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer447th in the Major League Soccer · potential75th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer

16.6

Ratingi

75th of 87 centre-backs

27.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

74.5%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.33

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nashville SC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

3.33

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 74.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 16.6, Zimmerman carries the 75th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 87. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %74.5%

Available fixtures27 of 37

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.099

Goal contribution / 900.099

Defensive actions / 903.33

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %22.2

Pass accuracy %43

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.199

Foul involvement / 901.739

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 33, Zimmerman sits on 1.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Zimmerman's projected Rating — 16.6 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

Goals0

Shots on target4

Shots18

Passing

Assists2

Pass accuracy43%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%

Fouls won16

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions26

Blocks15

Fouls committed19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Toronto FC2025/26 – nowFree

Nashville SC2019/20 – 2025/26Free

MMLS All-Starsuntil 2019/20

Los Angeles FC2017/18 – 2019/20

FC Dallasuntil 2017/18

About W. Zimmerman

Walker Dwain Zimmerman is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for Nashville SC, born on May 19, 1993 in Lawrenceville, standing 191 cm tall. He is from USA. Nashville SC currently sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, W. Zimmerman has made 23 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 1,811 minutes, averaging a 6.86 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards.

When W. Zimmerman plays, Nashville SC's record this season is 9W-4D-11L — and his match ratings average 7.08 at home against 6.91 on the road.

Recent matches

November 9, 2025: 0-4 loss away at Inter Miami (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
November 1, 2025: 2-1 win at home vs Inter Miami (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
October 25, 2025: 1-3 loss away at Inter Miami (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
October 18, 2025: 2-5 loss at home vs Inter Miami (96 minutes, 6.5 rating)
October 4, 2025: 1-1 draw away at CF Montreal (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
September 28, 2025: 3-1 win at home vs Houston Dynamo (8 minutes, 6.3 rating)
September 13, 2025: 1-2 loss away at FC Cincinnati (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 31, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Atlanta United FC (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 24, 2025: 5-1 win at home vs Orlando City SC (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 17, 2025: 1-2 loss away at New York City FC (11 minutes, 7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates W. Zimmerman at 16.6 with a Season form score of 27.3, ranking 447th of 513 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: W. Zimmerman has missed 10 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 11 career titles — among them the Concacaf Nations League and the MLS All-Star. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, W. Zimmerman has totalled 326 club appearances with 28 goals and 8 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 32 appearances for FC Dallas.

W. Zimmerman's career has also included time at Toronto FC, MMLS All-Stars, Los Angeles FC and FC Dallas.

On the international stage, W. Zimmerman has represented USA — 46 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Nashville SC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points