Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Vancouver Whitecaps.
Injury-affected season
Missed 16 of Vancouver Whitecaps's ~39 games this season through 16 injury absences (knee, jumpers knee). He still appeared 21 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 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1756 | 6.99 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 724 | 6.76 |
 Canadian Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | — |
Scout report
R. Veselinović is a 27-year-old central defender at Vancouver Whitecaps, rated 38.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 185th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (84.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Veselinović.
Judged on this season alone, Veselinović graded 37 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 7 clean sheets and 2.358 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 23 → 37). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, top 33% of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 27 Veselinović is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Veselinović missed 16 games through injury (knee, jumpers knee) out of roughly 39 this season. The 21 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.
A career still climbing — Veselinović is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 2nd of 15 · a title-challenging side
2.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 84.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 38.4, Veselinović carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer (top 33%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
