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PositionCentre-back
Nationality
Age17
Shirt number#56
ClubNew York Red Bulls
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Centre-back

Season stats

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17
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1141
Minutes

Domestic-league season · New York Red Bulls.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

M. Dos Santos is a 17-year-old central defender at New York Red Bulls, rated 44.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 55th of 460 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 81st of 216 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a regular starter this season (70.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santos.

Judged on this season alone, Santos graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 72nd of 102 of the 102 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 1 clean sheet and 3.076 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Santos, 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 45, top 10% of the 102 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 17 Santos is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 10% centre-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent season72nd of 102 centre-backs · Major League Soccer72nd-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer55th in the Major League Soccer · potential10th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer81st-highest potential U-19 tracked
44.9
Ratingi
10th of 102 centre-backs
13.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
70.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.08
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · New York Red Bulls finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

3.08
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
20
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 17 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 70.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 44.9, Santos carries the 10th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer (top 10%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 17 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots4

Passing

Assists0
Chances created15
Passes638
Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success44.4%
Duels won35
Duels won %39.8%
Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions20
Fouls committed13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.