Domestic-league season · Nashville SC.
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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1811 | 7 |
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).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2022/23 | Nashville SC · 7th | 31 | 4 | 0 | 7.11 | 31 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Nashville SC · 3rd | 27 | 3 | 2 | 7.18 | 34 | 35 |
| 2020/21 | Nashville SC · 2nd | 25 | 3 | 0 | 7.22 | 40 | 54 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 3 | 0 |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
W. Zimmerman is a 33-year-old central defender at Nashville SC, rated 16.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 693rd of 790 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (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 strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 148 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, 129th of 148 of the 148 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 3 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.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
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.
With a Rating of 16.6, Zimmerman carries the 129th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 148. 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.
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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 33, Zimmerman sits on 3, 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
