ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Real Salt Lake.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | 0 | 664 | 6.7 |
Scout report
S. Junqua is a 29-year-old full-back at Real Salt Lake, rated 24.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 359th of 480 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (51.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Junqua.
Judged on this season alone, Junqua graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 56 of the 56 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 1 clean sheet and 2.503 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 15 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 47th of 56 of the 56 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Junqua is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Real Salt Lake finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side
2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 51.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 24.9, Junqua carries the 47th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 56, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Real Salt Lake finished 11th 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 moderate defensive volume (2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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