Jonathan Gallagher
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Austin.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1200 | 6.37 |
Scout report
J. Gallagher is a 30-year-old central defender at Austin, rated 25.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 357th of 480 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (82.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gallagher.
Judged on this season alone, Gallagher graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 71st of 119 of the 119 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 3 clean sheets and 1.834 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 88th of 119 of the 119 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Gallagher is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Austin finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
1.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (13th 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 82.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.83 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 25.3, Gallagher carries the 88th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 119, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Austin 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. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
