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Full nameMatthew Miazga
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUSA
Age31
Date of birth19 Jul 1995
BirthplaceClifton
Height193 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubFC Cincinnati
Centre-back
29
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
2030
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Cincinnati.

Injury-affected season

Missed 13 of FC Cincinnati's ~38 games this season through 13 injury absences (leg, knee). He still appeared 29 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer8004646.79
Leagues Cup200905.6

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. Miazga is a 31-year-old central defender at FC Cincinnati, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 26, top 36% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.9, ranking 387th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (77.8% 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 Miazga.

Judged on this season alone, Miazga graded 26 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 5 clean sheets and 3.236 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 61st of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Miazga is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Miazga missed 13 games through injury (leg, knee) out of roughly 38 this season. The 29 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.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential61st of 87 centre-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 36% centre-backs · Major League Soccer31st-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer387th in the Major League Soccer · potential61st-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer
22.9
Ratingi
61st of 87 centre-backs
25.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
77.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.24
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Cincinnati finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

3.24
Def. / 90
26
Tackles
24
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 77.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • 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 22.9, Miazga carries the 61st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 87. 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 (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.