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USL Championship · USA

Las Vegas Lights

12th of 12
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14.1
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
23.9
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 26/26 rated

Club profile

LeagueUSL Championship
League position12th of 12
Squad size26
Average age25.5
CountryUSA

Team scout report

Relegation fight12th of 12 · USL Championship

Las Vegas Lights sit 12th of 12 in the USL Championship, in the relegation mix. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 14.1 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 23.9 across the wider group. Recent form reads DLDLL.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is down 26.7% on last season (Season 19.3 → 14.1), while squad talent has eased 44.9% (Rating 43.4 → 23.9). Of the 3 players with a season to compare, 0 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

G. Nigro is the form pick (Season 24), while E. Gärtig carries the highest ceiling (Rating 31). In the market, the headline arrival is G. Nigro (Value 4.9), and G. Nigro is the most valuable asset at 4.9.

14.1
26.7%
Squad season
23.9
44.9%
Squad rating
12thof 12
League finish
DLDLL
Last 5
Top performer
G. Nigro
Season 24
Highest potential
E. Gärtig
Rating 31
Marquee signing
G. Nigro
Value 4.9
Top asset
G. Nigro
Value 4.9

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
323
Defence
1225
Midfield
423
Attack
725

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Nigro
2429
Rodriguez
2323
Gärtig
1931
Boudadi
1716
Howell
1623
Noël
1625
Smart
1431
Pinzón
1221
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1J. Rodriguez6goals
  2. 2S. Smart2goals
  3. 3N. Pickering2goals
  4. 4C. Pinzón1goals
  5. 5V. Noël1goals

Top assists

  1. 1G. Nigro4assists
  2. 2V. Noël1assists
  3. 3R. O'Driscoll1assists

Squad · 26

Nat.
1N. AmmeterGoalkeeperSwitzerland253.2——326
—C. MillerGoalkeeperUSA223——026
—R. ArozarenaGoalkeeperCuba291.1——717
5E. GärtigCentre-backDenmark233.9——1931
20S. SmartCentre-backUSA223.6—21431
23Y. BoudadiCentre-backMorocco301.6——1716
24Maliek HowellCentre-backJamaica273.3——1623
33G. NigroFull-backUSA264.9——2429
—G. SamakéCentre-backCôte d'Ivoire281.3——017
—T. HumphreyCentre-backUSA253.1——025
—N. JonesCentre-backUSA243.2——326
8C. GannonCentral midfielderUSA233.2——126
11C. PinzónCentral midfielderMexico281.5—11221
15A. ChatthaCentral midfielderUSA262.7——022
18J. SingerDefensive midfielderUSA262.9——424
27V. NoëlCentral midfielderFrance273.3—11625
34R. O'DriscollCentral midfielderUSA262.9——52427.2%
—C. PearsonCentral midfielderJamaica233.3——027
—E. AzconaCentral midfielderDominican Republic223.4——0100%2916.2%
—D. PeetersCentral midfielderBelgium272.4——0100%2063.5%
—P. LealCentral midfielderUSA233.3——02756.8%
—J. GyauCentral midfielderUSA330.3—1477.7%861.6%
9N. PickeringCentre-forwardUSA213.3—2630
14J. RodriguezCentre-forwardUSA282.8—62323
—S. BrewerCentre-forwardUSA262.8——023
—V. CovilCentre-forwardUSA233.1——02654.3%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)6-9-15 in 30
Goals (for / against)23 / 50
Clean sheets11
Last 5DLDLL

Completed transfers · 2025/26

All seasons →

In

N. JonesColorado Rapids· Free agent2025/26
N. JonesColorado Rapids· Free agent2025/26
T. McNamaraNew England Revolution· Free agent2025/26
N. SessockAtlanta United FC· Free agent2025/26
N. SessockAtlanta United FC· Free agent2025/26
N. SessockAtlanta United FC· Free agent2025/26
M. GainesNew Mexico United· Transfer2025/26
K. Hernández-FosterBirmingham Legion· Transfer2025/26

Out

G. NigroTampa Bay Rowdies· Free agent2025/26
G. NigroTampa Bay Rowdies· Free agent2025/26
N. JonesColorado Rapids· Back from Loan2025/26
Maliek HowellBirmingham Legion· Transfer2025/26
N. JonesColorado Rapids· Return from loan2025/26
T. McNamaraBrooklyn· Free agent2025/26
C. PearsonPPearson Christopher· Free agent2025/26
C. PearsonSSt. Louis City II· -2025/26