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Full nameAjani Fortune
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityTrinidad and Tobago
Age23
Date of birth30 Dec 2002
BirthplaceRaleigh
Height175 cm
Shirt number#35
ClubAtlanta United FC
Defensive midfielder
15
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
786
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Atlanta United FC.

Injury-affected season

Missed 18 of Atlanta United FC's ~34 games this season through 18 injury absences (foot, international duty). He still appeared 15 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer15107867.02

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

A. Fortune is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Atlanta United FC, rated 42 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 86th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (51.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fortune.

Judged on this season alone, Fortune graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 50 of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.237 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 24). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, top 24% of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 23 Fortune is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Fortune missed 18 games through injury (foot, international duty) out of roughly 34 this season. The 15 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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A career still climbing — Fortune is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential12th of 50 defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer · 15 appsCurrent season24th of 50 defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer · 15 apps24th-best defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer86th in the Major League Soccer · potential12th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer
42
Ratingi
12th of 50 defensive midfielders
24.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
51.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.24
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Atlanta United FC finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

4.24
Def. / 90
21
Tackles
14
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 15 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 51.4% 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 42, Fortune carries the 12th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 50 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.