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J. Hafferty

Squad depthLexington · 28 yrs

Profile

PositionFull-back
NationalityUSA
Age28
Date of birth21 Mar 1998
BirthplaceTukwila
Height175 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubLexington
Full-back
16
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1376
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lexington.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
USL Championship161113766.89
US Open Cup2001357.26
USL League One Cup10090

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

J. Hafferty is a 28-year-old full-back at Lexington, rated 22.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 135th of 272 on scout potential in the USL Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (51% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hafferty.

Judged on this season alone, Hafferty graded 17 — a strong campaign that ranks top 24% of the 34 full-backs in the USL Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 2.813 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Hafferty, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 16th of 34 of the 34 full-backs in the USL Championship. At 28 Hafferty is in his prime years, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential16th of 34 full-backs · USL ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 24% full-backs · USL Championship8th-best full-back in the USL Championship135th in the USL Championship · potential16th-highest potential full-back in the USL Championship
22.9
Ratingi
16th of 34 full-backs
16.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
51%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.81
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lexington finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

2.81
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
9
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th of 12) 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 51% 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 22.9, Hafferty carries the 16th-highest potential of the full-backs in the USL Championship of 34, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Lexington finished 9th of 12) — 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 moderate defensive volume (2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.