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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nashville SC.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Nashville SC's ~37 games this season through 6 injury absences (thigh). He still appeared 22 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 22 | 1 | 2 | 886 | 6.72 |
 US Open Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 140 | — |
 MLS Next Proat Huntsville City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | — |
 Liga MXat Guadalajara Chivas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6.3 |
Scout report
J. Pérez is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Nashville SC, rated 38.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 150th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.6% 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 Pérez.
Judged on this season alone, Pérez graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 50 of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 1.828 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 12). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 40% of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 23 Pérez is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Pérez missed 6 games through injury (thigh) out of roughly 37 this season. The 22 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
A career still climbing — Pérez is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Nashville SC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
1.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — 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 26.6% 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 38.9, Pérez carries the 20th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 50 — though on just 22 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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