Zackary Steffen

Steffen's current-season form is level with last season (Season 10→11), while his Rating eased 21→18. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Colorado Rapids · 8th	9	3	33%	6.89	19	13
2025/26	Colorado Rapids · 11th	23	5	22%	7.17	21	10
2024/25	Colorado Rapids · 8th	35	6	17%	6.8	32	9
2022/23	MiddlesbroughLoan · 4th	43	10	23%	6.83	61	18
2021/22	Manchester City · 1st	1	1	100%	7.3	64	3

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

USA · international

Side	Apps	G
USA	30	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

Z. Steffen is a 31-year-old goalkeeper at Colorado Rapids, rated 17.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 414th of 491 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Steffen.

Judged on this season alone, Steffen graded 11 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 41 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer, on 3 clean sheets across 9 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 28th of 41 of the 41 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Steffen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential28th of 41 goalkeepers · Major League Soccer · 9 apps Current season13th of 41 goalkeepers · Major League Soccer · 9 apps 13th-best goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer 414th in the Major League Soccer · potential 28th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer

17.8

Ratingi

28th of 41 goalkeepers

11.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0.11

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Colorado Rapids finished 7th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

33%

CS rate

34.1%

Minutes

3 clean sheets in 9 appearances (33% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, 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 17.8, Steffen carries the 28th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer of 41 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %34.1%

Available fixtures27 of 27

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.109

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %89

Cards / 900

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 31, Steffen sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Steffen's projected Rating — 17.8 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 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets3

Saves28

Save rate65.1%

Goals conceded15

Distribution

Passes309

Pass accuracy89%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Colorado RapidsJan 2024 – now€ 46.3K

Manchester City(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jan 2024

Middlesbrough(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2023

Manchester City(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2022

Fortuna Düsseldorf(on loan)Jul 2019 – Jul 2020

Manchester CityJul 2019 – Jul 2019

Columbus Crewuntil Jul 2019

About Z. Steffen

Zackary Thomas Steffen is a 31-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Colorado Rapids, born on April 2, 1995 in Coatesville, standing 191 cm tall. He is from USA. Colorado Rapids currently sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, Z. Steffen has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 828 minutes, averaging a 6.89 match rating over his last 9 rated games.

When Z. Steffen plays, Colorado Rapids's record this season is 3W-1D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.67 at home against 7 on the road.

Recent matches

May 3, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Houston Dynamo (90 minutes, 8.3 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Vancouver Whitecaps (100 minutes, 7.9 rating)
April 23, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Los Angeles FC (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Inter Miami (90 minutes, 6 rating)
April 12, 2026: 6-2 win at home vs Houston Dynamo (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 4, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Toronto FC (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
March 22, 2026: 4-1 win away at Sporting Kansas City (98 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 28, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Portland Timbers (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
February 23, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Seattle Sounders (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Z. Steffen's next match is on October 11, 2026, when Colorado Rapids face San Jose Earthquakes at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Z. Steffen at 17.8 with a Season form score of 11.3, ranking 414th of 491 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 18 career titles — among them the J.League World Challenge and the UEFA Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, Z. Steffen has totalled 244 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 43 appearances for Middlesbrough.

Z. Steffen's career has also included time at Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Columbus Crew.

On the international stage, Z. Steffen has represented USA — 30 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Colorado Rapids finished 7th of 15 · a mid-table side

Watch points