Zackary Steffen

Steffen's current-season form is up 140% on last season (Season 10→24), while his Rating held around 22. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Colorado Rapids · 7th	9	3	33%	6.89	19	13
2025/26	Colorado Rapids · 11th	23	5	22%	7.17	21	10
2024/25	Colorado Rapids · 8th	35	6	17%	6.8	32	9
2022/23	MiddlesbroughLoan · 4th	43	10	23%	6.83	61	18
2021/22	Manchester City · 1st	1	1	100%	7.3	64	3

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

USA · international

Side	Apps	G
USA	30	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

Z. Steffen is a 31-year-old goalkeeper at Colorado Rapids, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 9 appearances, a Season grade of 24, top 34% of Major League Soccer goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.3, ranking 403rd of 480 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (70.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Steffen.

Judged on this season alone, Steffen graded 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 41 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer, on 3 clean sheets across 9 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 24). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 27th of 41 of the 41 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 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential27th of 41 goalkeepers · Major League Soccer · 9 apps Current season14th of 41 goalkeepers · Major League Soccer · 9 apps 14th-best goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer 403rd in the Major League Soccer · potential 27th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer

22.3

Ratingi

27th of 41 goalkeepers

23.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

70.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.11

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Colorado Rapids finished 7th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

33%

CS rate

70.8%

Minutes

3 clean sheets in 9 appearances (33% of games).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 70.8% 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 22.3, Steffen carries the 27th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer of 41 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A a regular starter 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %70.8%

Available fixtures9 of 25

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.109

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %89

Cards / 900

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 31, Steffen sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Steffen's projected Rating — 22.3 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 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets3

Saves28

Save rate65.1%

Goals conceded15

Distribution

Passes309

Pass accuracy89%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Colorado RapidsJan 2024 – now€ 46.3K

Manchester City(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jan 2024

Middlesbrough(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2023

Manchester City(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2022

Fortuna Düsseldorf(on loan)Jul 2019 – Jul 2020

Manchester CityJul 2019 – Jul 2019

Columbus Crewuntil Jul 2019

About Z. Steffen

Zackary Thomas Steffen is a 31-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Colorado Rapids, born on April 2, 1995 in Coatesville, standing 191 cm tall. He is from USA. Colorado Rapids currently sit 7th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, Z. Steffen has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 828 minutes, averaging a 6.89 match rating over his last 9 rated games.

When Z. Steffen plays, Colorado Rapids's record this season is 3W-1D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.67 at home against 7 on the road.

Recent matches

May 3, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Houston Dynamo (90 minutes, 8.3 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Vancouver Whitecaps (100 minutes, 7.9 rating)
April 23, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Los Angeles FC (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Inter Miami (90 minutes, 6 rating)
April 12, 2026: 6-2 win at home vs Houston Dynamo (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 4, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Toronto FC (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
March 22, 2026: 4-1 win away at Sporting Kansas City (98 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 28, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Portland Timbers (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
February 23, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Seattle Sounders (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Z. Steffen's next match is on September 27, 2026, when Colorado Rapids face Los Angeles Galaxy away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Z. Steffen at 22.3 with a Season form score of 23.5, ranking 403rd of 480 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 18 career titles — among them the J.League World Challenge and the UEFA Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, Z. Steffen has totalled 244 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 43 appearances for Middlesbrough.

Z. Steffen's career has also included time at Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Columbus Crew.

On the international stage, Z. Steffen has represented USA — 30 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Colorado Rapids finished 7th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points