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Full nameDavid Brekalo
PositionFull-back
NationalitySlovenia
Age27
Date of birth3 Dec 1998
BirthplaceLjubljana
Height188 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubOrlando City SC
Full-back
30
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
2492
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Orlando City SC.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Orlando City SC's ~35 games this season through 3 injury absences (international duty, shoulder). He still appeared 30 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 Soccer301224927.08
Leagues Cup100905.9

Scout report

Project playerFull-back

D. Brekalo is a 27-year-old full-back at Orlando City SC, rated 37.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 209th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (86.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brekalo.

Judged on this season alone, Brekalo graded 29 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 6 clean sheets and 3.323 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 29). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, top 37% of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 27 Brekalo is in his prime years, and a market index of 9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Brekalo missed 3 games through injury (international duty, shoulder) out of roughly 35 this season. The 30 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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Brekalo is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23
Current potentialTop 37% full-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 22% full-backs · Major League Soccer22nd-best full-back in the Major League Soccer209th in the Major League Soccer · potential37th-highest potential full-back in the Major League Soccer
37.1
Ratingi
37th of 101 full-backs
28.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
86.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.32
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Orlando City SC finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

3.32
Def. / 90
47
Tackles
28
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 86.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.1, Brekalo carries the 37th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer (top 37%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.