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Full nameDejan Joveljić
PositionCentre-forward
NationalitySerbia
Age26
Date of birth7 Aug 1999
BirthplaceBijeljina
Height181 cm
Shirt number#9
ClubSporting Kansas City
Centre-forward
32
Appearances
18
Goals
3
Assists
2772
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sporting Kansas City.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer3218227727.17
CONCACAF Champions League2001206.3

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Centre-forward

D. Joveljić is a 26-year-old centre-forward at Sporting Kansas City, enjoying a standout season — 18 goals and 3 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 60, top 9% of Major League Soccer centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 41.5, ranking 101st of 513 in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (90.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.68 goal contributions per 90 (0.58 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Joveljić.

Judged on this season alone, Joveljić graded 60 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 18 goals and 3 assists in 32 appearances (0.682 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 57 → 60). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, top 15% of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Joveljić is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.9 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Joveljić is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Streaky
Current potentialTop 15% centre-forwards · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 10% centre-forwards · Major League Soccer6th-best centre-forward in the Major League Soccer101st in the Major League Soccer · potential9th-highest potential centre-forward in the Major League Soccer
41.5
Ratingi
9th of 64 centre-forwards
59.5
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
90.6%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.68
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

18
Goals
3
Assists
21
G+A
0.56
Goals / app

18 goals in 32 appearances (0.56 per game) is a 15-goal haul — and for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 15), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 21 goal contributions (0.66 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 90.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.68 goal contributions per 90 (0.58 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 41.5, Joveljić carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer (top 15%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.68 goal contributions 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

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