Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · St. Louis City.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2424 | 7.18 |
Scout report
João Klauss is a 29-year-old centre-forward at St. Louis City, enjoying a standout season — 10 goals and 2 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 39, top 38% of Major League Soccer centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 29.3, ranking 314th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (79.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.07 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Klauss.
Judged on this season alone, Klauss graded 39 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 10 goals and 2 assists in 33 appearances (0.446 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 22 → 39). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 36th of 64 of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Klauss is in his prime years, and a market index of 5 reflects that trajectory.
Klauss is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · St. Louis City finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
10 goals in 33 appearances (0.3 per game) is double figures — and for a relegation-threatened side (13th of 15), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone. Add 2 assists for 12 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 79.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.07 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 29.3, Klauss carries the 36th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 64, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (St. Louis City finished 13th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.45 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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