Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Columbus Crew.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Columbus Crew's ~37 games this season through 3 injury absences (hip, lower-body). He still appeared 19 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 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 494 | 6.89 |
 Leagues Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.7 |
Scout report
L. Lappalainen is a 27-year-old winger at Columbus Crew, rated 29.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.91 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.73 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lappalainen.
On the season, Lappalainen graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 4 assists in 19 appearances (0.911 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30. At 27 Lappalainen is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Lappalainen missed 3 games through injury (hip, lower-body) out of roughly 37 this season. The 19 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.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Columbus Crew finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
1 goal in 19 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 5 goal contributions (0.26 per appearance).
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.91 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.73 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 16.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 29.8 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.91 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
