Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sporting Kansas City.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Sporting KC II — MLS Next Pro: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Sporting Kansas City; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1948 | 6.81 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 7.05 |
 MLS Next Proat Sporting KC II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — |
Scout report
J. Bartlett is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at Sporting Kansas City, rated 41.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 107th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 583rd of 994 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (63.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bartlett.
Judged on this season alone, Bartlett graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 50 of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.604 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Bartlett, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 34% of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 20 Bartlett is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.6 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 63.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 41.3, Bartlett carries the 17th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 34%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
