Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Houston Dynamo.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2680 | 6.74 |
 Leagues Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.3 |
Scout report
E. Ponce is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Houston Dynamo, enjoying a standout season — 10 goals and 1 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 39, top 36% of Major League Soccer centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 30.9, ranking 294th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (90.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0.03 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ponce.
Judged on this season alone, Ponce graded 39 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 10 goals and 1 assist in 32 appearances (0.369 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 39). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 35th of 64 of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Ponce is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.
Ponce is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side
10 goals in 32 appearances (0.31 per game) is double figures — and for a lower-table side (12th of 15), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone. Add 1 assist for 11 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 90.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0.03 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 30.9, Ponce carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 64, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Houston Dynamo finished 12th 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 productive contributor (0.37 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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