Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Los Angeles Galaxy.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 31 | 1 | 4 | 2218 | 6.84 |
 Leagues Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 207 | 6.58 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.65 |
Scout report
M. Yamane is a 32-year-old full-back at Los Angeles Galaxy, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 4 assists in 31 appearances, a Season grade of 20, top 42% of Major League Soccer full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 19.4, ranking 415th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (74.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yamane.
Judged on this season alone, Yamane graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 101 of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 4.058 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 86th of 101 of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 32 Yamane is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Los Angeles Galaxy finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 31 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 1 goal and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 74.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 32, 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 19.4, Yamane carries the 86th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101, 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 solid defensive volume (4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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