McKinze Gaines

€1MMarket Value

Las Vegas Lights•Attacker•

United States

McKinze Gaines

€1MMarket Value

Las Vegas Lights•Attacker•

United States

6.8

Season Score

Mar 2, 1998

183 cm

Height

0.11

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025

6.8

Season Score

Mar 2, 1998

183 cm

Height

0.11

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025

Season Performance 24/25

All Competitions

Matches: 20
Goals: 2
Assists: 2
Goal Contributions: 4
Mins/game: 32
Avg Rating: 6.77

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Charlotte

2021/2022 - 2022/2023

2023/2024 - 2024/2025

15010.002666.78

Austin

2020/2021 - 2021/2022

2017/2018 - 2018/2019

3000.001336.36

Total

1331290.094,951

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Hannover 96 II

2020/2021

9100.11753-

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Las Vegas Lights

24/25

202—6360.57206.77

Houston Dynamo

23/24

150—2660.34106.78

Nashville SC

23/24

42—1131.59007.21

Charlotte

22/23

211—9030.20306.89

Charlotte

21/22

283—1,2890.49306.81

Austin

20/21

91—2040.44106.74

Sonnenhof Großaspach

19/20

243—1,2060.3000-

Zwickau

18/19

90—2010.0032-

Darmstadt 98

17/18

30—1330.00106.36

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Hannover 96 II

20/21

91—7530.1200-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2018/2019	3. Liga	9	201	0	0	0	—
2019/2020	3. Liga	24	1206	3	1	0.3	—
2020/2021	Regionalliga: Nord	9	753	1	0	0.12	—
2021	Major League Soccer (United States)	9	204	1	0	0.44	6.74
2022	Major League Soccer (United States)	24	1070	1	4	0.42	6.79
2023	Major League Soccer (United States)	19	736	1	1	0.24	6.89
2024	Major League Soccer (United States)	15	266	0	1	0.34	6.78
2025	USL Championship (United States)	17	636	2	2	0.57	6.77

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

McKinze Gaines — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2023 · 6.89Major League Soccer (United States)
Lowest-rated season: 2021 · 6.74Major League Soccer (United States)
Rating trend: -0.03last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.32 G+A per 909 goals + 9 assists across 8 league seasons (per-90 from 5072 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 8 (2018–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 11

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 32ndrating 6.77 vs 75 rated peers
Goals rank: #45 of 752 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 74th0.57 per 90

Cohort: 75 USL Championship (United States) forwards, 2025, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-04

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A		Last
Vancouver Whitecaps	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	May 2022
1860 München	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	Jul 2020
Hansa Rostock	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	Feb 2020
Seattle Sounders	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	Nov 2024
Meppen	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	Jun 2020
Inter Miami	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	Mar 2024
New York RB	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	Jun 2023
Ingolstadt	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	Jun 2020
New England	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	Oct 2024
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	Sep 2025
North Carolina FC	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	Aug 2025
Carl Zeiss Jena	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	—
MSV Duisburg	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	Dec 2019
Waldhof Mannheim	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	Jun 2020
Chemnitzer FC	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	Jun 2020
Bayern München II	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	Mar 2020
Unterhaching	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	Sep 2019
Eintracht Braunschweig	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	Jun 2020
Zwickau	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	Jun 2020
Los Angeles FC	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	Sep 2024

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Transfer History

Jul 25, 2025Transfer

Jan 27, 2025Free Transfer

Houston Dynamo

—

Jan 1, 2025Transfer

Nashville SC

Houston Dynamo

Apr 22, 2024Transfer€70K

Dec 14, 2023Transfer

Dec 14, 2021Transfer

Jul 30, 2021Free Transfer

Sonnenhof Großaspach

Hannover 96 II

Jul 15, 2020Free Transfer

Darmstadt 98

Sonnenhof Großaspach

Jul 8, 2019Free Transfer

Zwickau

Darmstadt 98

Jun 30, 2019End of loan

Darmstadt 98

Zwickau

Jan 28, 2019Loan

Player Information

Las Vegas Lights

Current Team

Date of Birth

Mar 2, 1998

Nationality

United States

Height

183 cm

Weight

72 kg

Shirt Number

#14

Age

28 years

Position

Attacker

Market Value

€1M

Performance Overview

Season Rating

7.11

Highest: 7.5 | Lowest: 6.8

Goals/Game

0.11

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

23%

Matches

Total played18

Started (Lineups)8

From Bench0

Total Minutes756

Minutes per game42

Attacking

Goals2

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency378 min

Goals per game0.11

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists3

Key passes10

Pass accuracy23%

Total passes169

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses11

Accurate Crosses1

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles9

Interceptions3

Clearances-

Blocks4

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels84

Duels Won34

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles1

Cards

Yellow1

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

133

total appearances

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About McKinze Gaines

Across 17 USL Championship (United States) appearances in 2025, McKinze Gaines contributed 2 goals plus 2 assists (636 minutes) — 0.57 goal involvements per 90. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.77. Ranked among the 75 USL Championship (United States) forwards who played 450+ minutes in 2025, he lands in the 32nd percentile for match rating; for goals scored he stands 45th of 75.

8 league seasons sit on his record, from 2018 to 2025 across 11 clubs. At his best he averaged 6.89 in 2023, Major League Soccer (United States); at his worst, 6.74 in 2021.

Those league minutes are spread over 4 domestic leagues: Major League Soccer (United States) (67 appearances, 3 goals), 3. Liga (33 appearances, 3 goals) and USL Championship (United States) (17 appearances, 2 goals) — the three with most games. Three straight seasons stand out for volume — 2019/2020–2022, 66 league games, 22 a year.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does McKinze Gaines play?

McKinze Gaines plays as an Attacker for Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship (United States). He has started 7 of his 17 appearances in the USL Championship (United States) 2025.

What team does McKinze Gaines play for?

McKinze Gaines currently plays for Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship (United States). He has 2 goals in 17 appearances in the USL Championship (United States) 2025. He is a regular in the Las Vegas Lights squad.

How old is McKinze Gaines?

McKinze Gaines is 28 years old, born on March 2, 1998. He is from United States.

How tall is McKinze Gaines?

McKinze Gaines is 183 cm tall. He weighs 72 kg.

What nationality is McKinze Gaines?

McKinze Gaines is from United States and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Las Vegas Lights.