Randall Leal

Missed 5 of DC United's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences (leg, thigh). He still appeared 15 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	15	0	1	518	6.84

Career

Full career & schedule →

Following his move to DC United, Leal's current-season form is level with last season (Season 2→4), while his Rating eased 26→22. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	DC United · 8th	15	0	1	6.84	22	4
2024/25	Huntsville City	1	0	0	—	—	—
2024/25	Nashville SC · 13th	4	0	1	6.55	26	2
2023/24	Nashville SC · 7th	22	3	0	6.76	35	12
2023/24	Huntsville City	1	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Nashville SC · 7th	29	2	4	7	42	20
2021/22	Nashville SC · 3rd	33	8	7	7.18	47	40

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Costa Rica · international

Side	Apps	G
Costa Rica	29	1
Costa Rica U23	3	2
Costa Rica U21	2	0
Costa Rica U20	9	4
Costa Rica U17	5	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

R. Leal is a 29-year-old winger at DC United, rated 21.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Leal.

On the season, Leal graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 1 assist in 15 appearances (0.174 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 29 Leal is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Leal missed 5 games through injury (leg, thigh) out of roughly 34 this season. The 15 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 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26

21.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

3.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.9%

Minutes

limited game time

0.17

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · DC United finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 15 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.17 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21.9 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.17 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.9%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.174

Goal contribution / 900.174

Defensive actions / 902.085

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %41.7

Dribble success %45.5

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 903.996

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 29, Leal sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Leal's projected Rating — 21.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target5

Shots12

Passing

Assists1

Chances created10—

Passes274—

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success45.5%

Duels won31—

Duels won %47%—

Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles8

Interceptions4

Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

CS Herediano2025/26 – nowFree

DC United2024/25 – 2025/26Free Transfer

Nashville SC2019/20 – 2024/25

Deportivo Saprissa2018/19 – 2019/20Free

KV Mechelen2014/15 – 2018/19

Guadalupe FCuntil 2014/15

About R. Leal

Randall Enrique Leal Arley is a 29-year-old winger who plays for DC United, born on January 14, 1997 in Moravia, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Costa Rica. DC United currently sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, R. Leal has made 15 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 518 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 10 rated games. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When R. Leal plays, DC United's record this season is 0W-5D-10L — and his match ratings average 6.82 at home against 6.85 on the road.

Recent matches

August 9, 2025: 0-2 loss away at New England Revolution (61 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 26, 2025: 2-4 loss at home vs Austin (66 minutes, 7.2 rating)
July 19, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Columbus Crew (12 minutes, 6.5 rating)
July 16, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Charlotte (45 minutes, 1 assist, 7 rating)
July 13, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Los Angeles Galaxy (33 minutes, 6.6 rating)
July 5, 2025: 0-0 draw at home vs Atlanta United FC (10 minutes, 6.3 rating)
June 15, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Real Salt Lake (62 minutes, 6.9 rating)
June 7, 2025: 1-7 loss at home vs Chicago Fire (45 minutes, 7 rating)
May 28, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs New England Revolution (24 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 18, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Nashville SC (33 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Leal at 21.9 with a Season form score of 3.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: R. Leal has missed 5 matches this season through injury.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, R. Leal has totalled 210 club appearances with 27 goals and 17 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 33 appearances for Nashville SC.

R. Leal's career has also included time at CS Herediano, Nashville SC, Deportivo Saprissa, KV Mechelen and Guadalupe FC.

On the international stage, R. Leal has represented Costa Rica, Costa Rica U23, Costa Rica U21, Costa Rica U20, Costa Rica U17 — 48 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · DC United finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Watch points