Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · DC United.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 24 | 2 | 1 | 878 | 6.57 |
Scout report
J. Murrell is a 22-year-old central midfielder at DC United, rated 39.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 150th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 1825th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Murrell.
Judged on this season alone, Murrell graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 67th of 84 of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 0.923 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 12).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 34% of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 22 Murrell is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.1 reflects that trajectory.
Murrell 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
0.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.31 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 28.7% 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 39.9, Murrell carries the 28th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 84 — though on just 24 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0.92 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
