Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · San Diego.
Also this season
Earlier this season at FC Cincinnati — CONCACAF Champions League: 4 apps, 0g 1a, 167 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at San Diego; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 6.5 |
 CONCACAF Champions Leagueat FC Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 6.34 |
Scout report
C. Baird is a 30-year-old centre-forward at San Diego, rated 22.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 393rd of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.21 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.21 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baird.
Judged on this season alone, Baird graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 57th of 64 of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals and 3 assists in 37 appearances (0.206 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 47th of 64 of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Baird is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · San Diego finished 1st of 15 · a title-challenging side
0 goals in 37 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 3 goal contributions (0.08 per appearance).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.21 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 22.2, Baird carries the 47th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 64. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.21 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
