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 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1265 | 6.62 |
Scout report
J. Yaro is a 31-year-old central defender at St. Louis City, rated 17.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 436th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (41.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.99 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yaro.
Judged on this season alone, Yaro graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 79th of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 2.988 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 10). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 72nd of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Yaro is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · St. Louis City finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
2.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 41.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 17.6, Yaro carries the 72nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 87, 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. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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