Field Insider
20.1
32.1%
Ratingi
1.8
80.2%
Seasoni
2.1
Valuei

Profile

Full nameZachery Lewis McGraw
PositionCentre-back
NationalityCanada
Age29
Date of birth8 Jun 1997
BirthplaceTorrance
Height193 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubPortland Timbers
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Centre-back

Season stats

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4
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
241
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Portland Timbers.

Injury-affected season

Missed 9 of Portland Timbers's ~38 games this season through 9 injury absences (back). He still appeared 4 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer4002416.4
MLS Next Proat Portland Timbers II10090—
Leagues Cup200687.7

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

Z. McGraw is a 29-year-old central defender at Portland Timbers, rated 20.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McGraw.

On the season, McGraw graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 4.481 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 2). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 29 McGraw is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: McGraw missed 9 games through injury (back) out of roughly 38 this season. The 4 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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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
20.1
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
1.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
7%
Minutes
limited game time
4.48
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Portland Timbers finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

4.48
Def. / 90
6
Tackles
4
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

4.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 4 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.48 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.