Emeka
Eneli
M
#14
Emeka Eneli
#14M
Real Salt Lake
Height : 5' 9" · Age : 26
MLS record
| Year | Team | FC | FA | RC | YC | OG | APP | SUB | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current season | Real Salt Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Salary
Real Salt Lake payroll →- 2026 guaranteed comp.
- 441 k$
- Base salary
- 400 k$
- Rank on the club
- #14 of 32
Guaranteed compensation: base salary plus signing bonuses and other guaranteed money, annualized; performance bonuses are not included. Contract length is not made public.
Advanced stats, 2025 Central midfielders
MLS stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular central midfielders (1,000+ minutes over a full season): 90th means better than 90% of them.
Goals
0
20th percentile
Assists
1
48th percentile
Expected goals (xG)
0.3
13th percentile
Expected assists (xA)
1.6
58th percentile
Goals − xG
−0.3
46th percentile
Key passes
20
65th percentile
Pass completion
89.1 %
79th percentile
Passes over expected
+2.7 /100
81th percentile
g+ per 90
−0.02
56th percentile
Minutes
2,059
Regular season. xG: expected goals from chance quality; xA: expected assists. Passes over expected: completed passes above expectation, per 100 passes, given their difficulty. g+: goals added, above the position average. Data: American Soccer Analysis.
2026 projection
MLS trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Confidence: high · based on the backtest and minutes played
Projected minutes
2,448
WAR 2025
0.1
Minutes played
2,059
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per minute, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average as if 1,000 more minutes, over the minutes expected from the last two seasons, adjusted for age. Method chosen by backtest (2023 to 2026): mean error of 0.24 wins.
Trend
→ Stable (-1)
- 20230.0 WAR · 0.00 per 3,000 min
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.10 per 3,000 min
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.15 per 3,000 min
The trend compares this season's WAR per 3,000 minutes with last season's (at least 500 minutes each), weighted by playing time.
Outlook, age included
+9 · 25 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, transfers or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite. EX counts his MLS seasons since 2021, from our data: his career elsewhere is not included.
OV · Overall
81
Very good
- PAS
- Passing
- 77
- DEF
- Defending
- 75
- VIS
- Vision
- 73
- DRI
- Dribbling
- 91
- DIS
- Discipline
- 85
- DUR
- Durability
- 79
- EX
- Experience
- 54
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PAS — Passing : Goals added by passing, passes completed over expected
- DEF — Defending : Goals added by interrupting (tackles, interceptions, clearances)
- VIS — Vision : Expected assists and key passes per 90
- DRI — Dribbling : Goals added by carrying the ball
- DIS — Discipline : Goals added by fouls drawn and avoided
- DUR — Durability : Share of his club's minutes played, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : MLS seasons since 2021 (our data)
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the goals added (g+) of each of his actions, above replacement level (the per-minute output of his group's fringe players), converted to standings points (0.64 points per goal), then to wins (3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.1
#28 of 100 regular central midfielders
+0.3 goals above replacement
PAL Rating
71 / 100
#30 of 100 regular central midfielders
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Carrying the ball and beating defenders, minus the balls lost.
Breaking up the opponent's play: tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocked shots.
Fouls drawn (free kicks, penalties won) minus fouls committed.
How his passes change his team's chances of scoring and conceding.
The value of his shots: the quality of the chance and what he makes of it.
Getting open and receiving the ball in dangerous areas.
The parts above are measured against the position average. This adjustment moves the baseline to a fringe player in his group, prorated by minutes: positive when fringe players do worse than average, negative when they do better.
| Season | Team | Min | WAR | PAL | OV | G | A | xG | xA | g+/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | RSL | 2,059 | 0.1 | 71 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | −0.02 |
| 2024 | RSL | 3,032 | 0.1 | 54 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | −0.02 |
| 2023 | RSL | 1,476 | 0.0 | 49 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | −0.03 |
Emeka Eneli in five questions
How many goals does Emeka Eneli have in 2025?
Emeka Eneli has 0 goals and 1 assist in 2,059 minutes in 2025 (expected goals: 0.3).
How old and how tall is Emeka Eneli?
Emeka Eneli is 26 years old. He is 5'9" (175 cm).
How good is Emeka Eneli?
Emeka Eneli produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 39th of 100 players at his position in the MLS. His PAL rating is 71 out of 100: very good for his position.
How much does Emeka Eneli make?
Emeka Eneli earns $416K for the 2025 season.
What number does Emeka Eneli wear, and what team does he play for?
Emeka Eneli plays for Real Salt Lake in the MLS, at M, and wears number 14.
