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 (hamstring, ankle). He still appeared 28 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 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2349 | 7.09 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 6.97 |
 Leagues Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 7.43 |
Scout report
M. Yoshida is a 37-year-old central defender at Los Angeles Galaxy, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 17, top 69% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 11.5, ranking 492nd of 513 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (84.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yoshida.
Judged on this season alone, Yoshida graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 60th of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 3.295 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 84th of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 37 Yoshida is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Yoshida missed 3 games through injury (hamstring, ankle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 28 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 · Los Angeles Galaxy finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 84.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- 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 11.5, Yoshida carries the 84th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 87, 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. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.3 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
No transfer news found for this player.
