Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · DC United.
Injury-affected season
Missed 9 of DC United's ~34 games this season through 9 injury absences (ankle). He still appeared 17 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 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 848 | 6.73 |
Scout report
J. Hopkins is a 22-year-old central midfielder at DC United, rated 39.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 135th of 520 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 1820th of 2847 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hopkins.
Judged on this season alone, Hopkins graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 62nd of 96 of the 96 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 1.804 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 15). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 31% of the 96 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 22 Hopkins is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Hopkins missed 9 games through injury (ankle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 17 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.
Hopkins is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · DC United finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
1.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 17 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.32 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 27.7% 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 39.8, Hopkins carries the 29th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 96 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.8 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 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
