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Jeffrey Gal

Experienced headChicago Fire · 33 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameJeffrey Joseph Gal
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityUSA
Age33
Date of birth6 Apr 1993
BirthplaceChicago
Height187 cm
Shirt number#25
ClubChicago Fire
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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8
Appearances
1
Clean sheets
13%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
680
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Chicago Fire.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

J. Gal is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at Chicago Fire, rated 12.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 459th of 480 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (39.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gal.

Judged on this season alone, Gal graded 2 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 41 of the 41 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer, on 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 1 → 2). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 40th of 41 of the 41 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer. At 33 Gal is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential40th of 41 goalkeepers · Major League Soccer · 8 appsCurrent season33rd of 41 goalkeepers · Major League Soccer · 8 apps33rd-best goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer459th in the Major League Soccer · potential40th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer
12.3
Ratingi
40th of 41 goalkeepers
2.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
39.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Chicago Fire finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

8
Apps
1
Clean sheets
13%
CS rate
39.8%
Minutes

1 clean sheet in 8 appearances (13% of games).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 39.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 12.3, Gal carries the 40th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer of 41 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets1

Distribution

Passes183

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.