Zorhan Bassong
Sporting Kansas City · 27 yrsProfile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sporting Kansas City.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Sporting Kansas City's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences (international duty). He still appeared 25 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 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1667 | 6.86 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.3 |
Scout report
Z. Bassong is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Sporting Kansas City, rated 32 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 277th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (63.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bassong.
Judged on this season alone, Bassong graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 50 of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.671 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 24). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 31st of 50 of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 27 Bassong is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Bassong missed 5 games through injury (international duty) out of roughly 34 this season. The 25 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 — Bassong is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 63.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 32, Bassong carries the 31st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 50, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sporting Kansas City finished 15th 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 solid defensive volume (3.67 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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