Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Colorado Rapids.
Injury-affected season
Missed 7 of Colorado Rapids's ~34 games this season through 7 injury absences (muscle, knee, international duty). He still appeared 23 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 | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 23 | 2070 | 7.17 |
 Leagues Cup | 2 | 180 | 7.35 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 180 | 7.4 |
Scout report
Z. Steffen is a 31-year-old goalkeeper at Colorado Rapids, rated 23.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 381st of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (85.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Steffen.
Judged on this season alone, Steffen graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 42 of the 42 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer, on 5 clean sheets across 23 appearances.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 13). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 21st of 42 of the 42 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Steffen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Steffen missed 7 games through injury (muscle, knee, international duty) out of roughly 34 this season. The 23 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.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Colorado Rapids finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side
5 clean sheets in 23 appearances (22% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (11th of 15) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 85.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 23.4, Steffen carries the 21st-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer of 42, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Colorado Rapids 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. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
