N. Romero
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Minnesota United FC.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 9 | 0 | 0 | 644 | 6.97 |
Scout report
N. Romero is a 22-year-old central defender at Minnesota United FC, rated 37.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 208th of 486 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 975th of 1628 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Romero.
Judged on this season alone, Romero graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 82nd of 122 of the 122 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 3.538 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 12). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, top 36% of the 122 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 22 Romero is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.7 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Minnesota United FC finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 37.6, Romero carries the 43rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 122 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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