Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Austin.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Austin's ~36 games this season through 5 injury absences (hamstring). He still appeared 25 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 25 | 2 | 2 | 961 | 6.86 |
Scout report
D. Rubio is a 33-year-old centre-forward at Austin, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 14, top 81% of Major League Soccer centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 12.2, ranking 489th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (34.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.19 goals, 0.19 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rubio.
Judged on this season alone, Rubio graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 52nd of 64 of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 2 goals and 2 assists in 25 appearances (0.375 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 58th of 64 of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 33 Rubio is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Rubio missed 5 games through injury (hamstring) out of roughly 36 this season. The 25 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.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Austin finished 6th of 15 · a mid-table side
2 goals in 25 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 4 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.19 goals, 0.19 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 12.2, Rubio carries the 58th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 64. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.38 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
