Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Columbus Crew.
Injury-affected season
Missed 8 of Columbus Crew's ~37 games this season through 8 injury absences (pelvis, international duty, injured). He still appeared 18 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 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1485 | 7.09 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualificationat Algeria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 6.97 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 7 |
 Friendliesat Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 6.3 |
Scout report
M. Farsi is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Columbus Crew, rated 36.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 199th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (44.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Farsi.
Judged on this season alone, Farsi graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 84 of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 3 assists and 1.758 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 18). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 34th of 84 of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Farsi is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Farsi missed 8 games through injury (pelvis, international duty, injured) out of roughly 37 this season. The 18 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 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Columbus Crew finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
1.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 44.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.76 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 36.1, Farsi carries the 34th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 84. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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