Jeff
Gal
G
#25
Jeff Gal
#25G
Chicago Fire FC
Height : 6' 2" · Age : 33
MLS record
| Year | Team | FC | FA | RC | YC | OG | APP | SUB | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current season | Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 2026 guaranteed comp.
- 165 k$
- Base salary
- 150 k$
- Rank on the club
- #20 of 25
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 Goalkeepers
MLS stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular goalkeepers (1,000+ minutes over a full season): 90th means better than 90% of them.
Saves
9
0th percentile
Shots on target faced
17
Save percentage
52.9 %
0th percentile
Goals conceded
8
Goals allowed − xG faced
+2.5
21th percentile
g+ per 90
−0.41
0th percentile
Pass completion
81.6 %
86th percentile
Minutes
661
Regular season. Goals allowed − xG faced: below zero, he allowed fewer goals than the quality of the shots on target predicted (lower is better). g+: goals added, above the position average. Data: American Soccer Analysis.
2026 projection
MLS trends →Projected WAR
-0.1
Confidence: low · a goalkeeper's output swings a lot from season to season
Projected minutes
397
WAR 2025
-0.7
Minutes played
661
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 (0)
- 2025-0.7 WAR · -3.18 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. For goalkeepers, goals added swing a lot from season to season: read a strong trend with caution.
Outlook, age included
-15 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
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
50
Backup or prospect
- SAV
- Shot stopping
- 56
- DST
- Distribution
- 65
- CLM
- Claiming
- 93
- SWP
- Sweeping
- 50
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 27
Why these ratings?Hide details
- SAV — Shot stopping : Goals allowed against post-shot expected goals, shot-stopping g+
- DST — Distribution : Goals added by distribution
- CLM — Claiming : Goals added by claiming crosses
- SWP — Sweeping : Goals added by sweeping
- 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).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Catching or punching crosses rather than leaving them in the box.
Holding the shot or parrying it without giving up a rebound.
Kicking and throwing: how his distribution changes his team's chances.
Collecting loose balls and low crosses (counted with handling in his ratings).
Coming off his line to cut out a ball in behind.
Goals prevented given the quality of the shots on target he faced.
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.
Shot stopping drives almost all of a goalkeeper's WAR, and it swings a lot from season to season: one season says less than it does for an outfield player.
Jeff Gal in five questions
What is Jeff Gal's record in 2025?
Jeff Gal has 9 saves and has conceded 8 goals in 661 minutes in 2025.
How old and how tall is Jeff Gal?
Jeff Gal is 33 years old. He is 6'2" (188 cm).
How good is Jeff Gal?
Jeff Gal produced -0.7 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 3 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Jeff Gal make?
Jeff Gal earns $140K for the 2025 season.
What number does Jeff Gal wear, and what team does he play for?
Jeff Gal plays for Chicago Fire FC in the MLS, at G, and wears number 25.
