Stefan
Frei
G
#24
Stefan Frei
Seattle Sounders FCHeight : 6' 3" · Weight : 194 lbs · Age : 40
MLS record
| Year | Team | FC | FA | RC | YC | OG | APP | SUB | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current season | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 2026 guaranteed comp.
- 391 k$
- Base salary
- 365 k$
- Rank on the club
- #13 of 24
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
76
43th percentile
Shots on target faced
106
Save percentage
71.7 %
84th percentile
Goals conceded
28
Goals allowed − xG faced
−0.2
43th percentile
g+ per 90
+0.03
39th percentile
Pass completion
74.8 %
53th percentile
Minutes
2,621
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
0.4
Confidence: medium · a goalkeeper's output swings a lot from season to season
Projected minutes
2,675
WAR 2025
0.1
Minutes played
2,621
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
↓ Slight decline (-12)
- 20221.7 WAR · 1.90 per 3,000 min
- 20231.9 WAR · 1.79 per 3,000 min
- 20240.8 WAR · 0.87 per 3,000 min
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.11 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
-42 · 39 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
76
Established starter
- SAV
- Shot stopping
- 77
- DST
- Distribution
- 68
- CLM
- Claiming
- 81
- SWP
- Sweeping
- 70
- DUR
- Durability
- 79
- EX
- Experience
- 70
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).
WAR
0.1
#19 of 35 regular goalkeepers
+0.3 goals above replacement
PAL Rating
47 / 100
#19 of 35 regular goalkeepers
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Goals prevented given the quality of the shots on target he faced.
Catching or punching crosses rather than leaving them in the box.
Holding the shot or parrying it without giving up a rebound.
Coming off his line to cut out a ball in behind.
Collecting loose balls and low crosses (counted with handling in his ratings).
Kicking and throwing: how his distribution changes his team's chances.
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.
| Season | Team | Min | WAR | PAL | OV | Saves | Sv% | G − xG | g+/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SEA | 2,621 | 0.1 | 47 | 76 | 76 | 71.7 | −0.2 | +0.03 |
| 2024 | SEA | 2,756 | 0.8 | 66 | 83 | 71 | 69.6 | −0.3 | +0.02 |
| 2023 | SEA | 3,188 | 1.9 | 75 | 82 | 77 | 73.3 | −2.1 | +0.09 |
| 2022 | SEA | 2,679 | 1.7 | 63 | 81 | 85 | 69.1 | −2.2 | +0.07 |
Stefan Frei in five questions
What is Stefan Frei's record in 2025?
Stefan Frei has 76 saves and has conceded 28 goals in 2,621 minutes in 2025.
How old and how tall is Stefan Frei?
Stefan Frei is 40 years old. He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
How good is Stefan Frei?
Stefan Frei produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 21st of 35 players at his position in the MLS. His PAL rating is 47 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Stefan Frei make?
Stefan Frei earns $600K for the 2025 season.
What number does Stefan Frei wear, and what team does he play for?
Stefan Frei plays for Seattle Sounders FC in the MLS, at G, and wears number 24.
