New York City FC’s 5-0 win over Orlando City in the 2026 home opener equalled the biggest victory in club history, and your ratings reflect the magnitude of the result. The Starting XI’s average rating of 8.0 is among the very best since we introduced player ratings in 2023, keeping company with the collective 8.1 you gave the squad last November after the 1-0 win over Philadelphia Union in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and the 8.3 you handed the Pigeons in 2024 after the 5-1 demolition of Red Bull New York in New Jersey.
Maxi Moralez leads the team with his 8.9, and his goal and two assists also earned him Player of the Match honors. Agustín Ojeda (8.8) and Keaton Parks (8.7) are close behind: Ojeda finally broke a goal drought that dates to 2024 with a well-taken volley that opened the scoring, while Keaton scored the first Major League Soccer brace of his career. Keaton now has 19 career goals in all competitions for New York City, bringing him level with Talles Magno at 9th Place at the club.
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Head Coach Pascal Jansen’s 8.9 is his second-highest rating, trailing only the 9.3 you gave him for that win over Philadelphia last November. And it’s the highest regular-season rating you’ve ever handed a coach, bettering the 8.7 he earned last September after the dramatic last-minute win 3-2 over Columbus Crew at Yankee Stadium.
The tables below include the ratings given to each NYCFC player by the Sofascore algorithm in parentheses, followed by our reader-generated ratings.
Oscar Gamez
Andrew Leigh
Nico Fernández Mercau, off 86′ (7.9) – 8.2
Hannes Wolf (7.2) – 7.0
Agustín Ojeda, off 70′ (8.2) – 8.8
Maxi Moralez, off 62′ (8.2) – 8.9
Keaton Parks, off 71′ (8.5) – 8.7
Aiden O’Neill (7.6) – 7.7
Kevin O’Toole (7.0) – 7.4
Tayvon Gray (8.2) – 8.1
Kai Trewin (7.6) – 7.4
Thiago Martins, off 71′ (7.9) – 7.7
Matt Freese (7.2) – 7.6
Maximo Carrizo, on 70′ (6.4) – 6.7
Talles Magno, on 62′ (6.1) – 6.1
Raul Gustavo, on 71′ (7.0) – 6.7
Strahinja Tanasijević, on 71′ (6.7) – 6.2
Seymour Reid, on 86′ (N/A) – 6.3
Pascal Jansen – 8.9
Guido Gonzales, Jr. – 7.1
Maxi Moralez (44.4% of the vote, beating out Agustín Ojeda and Keaton Parks) – 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 shots, 12 carries, 36/48 pass completion, 4 key passes, 3 crosses, 6 chances created.
Maxi earned it