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Full nameIgor Jesus Lima
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age23
Date of birth7 Mar 2003
Height178 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubLos Angeles FC
Defensive midfielder
24
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1861
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Los Angeles FC.

Injury-affected season

Missed 12 of Los Angeles FC's ~37 games this season through 11 injury absences and 1 suspension (knee, wound). He still appeared 24 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 Soccer240118616.95
CONCACAF Champions League6005357.17
FIFA Club World Cup4103816.69
FIFA Club World Cup - Play-In110120
Leagues Cup300686.9

Scout report

Solid contributorDefensive midfielder

Igor Jesus is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Los Angeles FC, rated 46.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 17th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (82.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jesus.

Judged on this season alone, Jesus graded 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.821 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 29). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, top 6% of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 23 Jesus is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Jesus missed 11 games through injury and 1 suspension (knee, wound) out of roughly 37 this season. The 24 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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A career still climbing — Jesus is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 6% defensive midfielders · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 36% defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer18th-best defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer17th in the Major League Soccer · potential3rd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer
46.3
Ratingi
3rd of 50 defensive midfielders
28.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
82.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.82
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Los Angeles FC finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

3.82
Def. / 90
47
Tackles
28
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 82.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.3, Jesus carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 6%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.