Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Los Angeles Galaxy.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Los Angeles Galaxy's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (injury, groin). He still appeared 22 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.
Also this season
On loan at Botafogo — Carioca - 1: 3 apps, 1g 0a, 191 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Los Angeles Galaxy; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1195 | 6.81 |
 Leagues Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 275 | 7.11 |
 Carioca - 1at Botafogo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 191 | 6.83 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.3 |
Scout report
Matheus Nascimento is a 22-year-old centre-forward at Los Angeles Galaxy, rated 40.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 134th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 1758th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (42.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nascimento.
Judged on this season alone, Nascimento graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 64 of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 22 appearances (0.377 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 18). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 24% of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 22 Nascimento is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Nascimento missed 3 games through injury (injury, groin) out of roughly 34 this season. The 22 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.
A career still climbing — Nascimento is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Los Angeles Galaxy finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3 goals in 22 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.15 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 42.8% 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 40.6, Nascimento carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer (top 24%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Los Angeles Galaxy finished 14th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.38 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
