Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Houston Dynamo.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 16 | 1 | 1 | 611 | 6.85 |
Scout report
N. Lodeiro is a 37-year-old central midfielder at Houston Dynamo, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 16 appearances, a Season grade of 11, top 87% of Major League Soccer central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 4.5, ranking 513th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (20% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lodeiro.
Judged on this season alone, Lodeiro graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 73rd of 84 of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.241 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 5, 84th of 84 of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 37 Lodeiro is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side
3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 20% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 37, 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 4.5, Lodeiro carries the 84th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 84 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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