Nikolas Tsakiris
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · San Jose Earthquakes.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 11 | 2 | 4 | 930 | 7.32 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All Major League Soccer standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the Major League Soccer: on the pitch for 87% of San Jose Earthquakes's available minutes this season, up from 12% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
N. Tsakiris is a 21-year-old attacking midfielder at San Jose Earthquakes, rated 48.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 32nd of 480 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 398th of 1528 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (64.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.42 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tsakiris.
Judged on this season alone, Tsakiris graded 34 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 39 of the 39 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 3 goals and 7 assists in 19 appearances (0.594 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 34). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, top 13% of the 39 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 21 Tsakiris is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.5 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Tsakiris is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · San Jose Earthquakes finished 4th of 15 · an upper-table side
3 goals in 19 appearances (0.16 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 10 goal contributions (0.53 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 64.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.42 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.84 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
With a Rating of 48.6, Tsakiris carries the 5th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 13%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.59 goal contributions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
