Talen Maples
Defender - Centre-Back
at New Mexico United
at New Mexico United
830 days · joined 2024-02-14
👕100+ Apps
Market value
€200k
Rating · 2025
5.7
Solid
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
2018
debut season
0.13
goals / match
New Mexico United
top club · 64 apps
Position rank · 2025
#14
goals rank
#56
assists rank
17
season goals
3
season assists
Among 618 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€200k
peak value · 2025
—
top transfer fee
5
best season · 2025
7 · 41.2%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1998-11-20 · 6 players total
135Appearances
17Goals
3Assists
20Yellow cards
0Red cards
52Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Talen Maples |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Jon-Talen Maples |
| Date of birth | 1998-11-20 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Leander, Texas, United States |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | New Mexico United |
| Joined | 2024-02-14 |
| Contract expires | 2027-11-30 |
Jul 2025
2025 — New Mexico United
26 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — New Mexico United
38 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2024
Transfer: Houston 2 → New Mexico Utd.
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Houston Dynamo FC 2, Houston Dynamo FC
29 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Houston Dynamo FC 2, Houston Dynamo FC
22 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2022
Transfer: Toronto FC II → Houston 2
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Toronto FC II
19 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Toronto FC II
20/21 · Transfer
Mar 2021
Transfer: Toronto → Without Club
20/21 · Transfer
Jan 2021
Transfer: SMU Mustangs → Toronto
20/21 · Draft
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2019
Transfer: Brazos Valley → SMU Mustangs
19/20 · Return from loan
May 2019
Transfer: SMU Mustangs → Brazos Valley
18/19 · Loan
Aug 2018
Transfer: Brazos Valley → SMU Mustangs
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
2018 — SMU Mustangs (Southern Methodist University)
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2018
Transfer: SMU Mustangs → Brazos Valley
17/18 · Loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: Lonestar → SMU Mustangs
17/18 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €200k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 478 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals5 total · 0.63/90
Assists1 total · 0.13/90
G+A6 total · 0.75/90
Yellow cards4 total · 0.50/90
Minutes played by club
New Mexico United
40.9%
Houston Dynamo FC
0.0%
Houston Dynamo FC 2
28.1%
Toronto FC II
30.9%
SMU Mustangs (Southern Methodist University)
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico United | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 1,918 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Dynamo FC 2 | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 1,318 |
| Toronto FC II | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1,448 |
| SMU Mustangs (Southern Methodist University) | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US Open Cup | New Mexico United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | USL Cup | New Mexico United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 2025 | USLC | New Mexico United | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 536 |
| 2024 | US Open Cup | New Mexico United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 2024 | USLC | New Mexico United | 33 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 932 |
| 2024 | USLC Playoffs | New Mexico United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | Houston Dynamo FC 2 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 608 |
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro Playoffs | Houston Dynamo FC 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | US Open Cup | Houston Dynamo FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | Houston Dynamo FC 2 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 710 |
| 2022 | US Open Cup | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | USL1 | Toronto FC II | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,448 |
| 2018 | NCAA D1 College Cup | SMU Mustangs (Southern Methodist University) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2017-08-01 | Lonestar | SMU Mustangs | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-05-01 | SMU Mustangs | Brazos Valley | Loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-01 | Brazos Valley | SMU Mustangs | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-01 | SMU Mustangs | Brazos Valley | Loan | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-01 | Brazos Valley | SMU Mustangs | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-21 | SMU Mustangs | Toronto | Draft | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-03-01 | Toronto | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-05-05 | Without Club | Toronto FC II | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-19 | Toronto FC II | Houston 2 | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-14 | Houston 2 | New Mexico Utd. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Meniscus tear | 2019-10-06 | 2020-04-01 | 179 | 3 |
Current€200k
Peak€200k
Low—
Δ since start+€75k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jathan Juarez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Herbert | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Houssou Landry | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Micaletto | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Valdez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah LeFlore | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brooklyn Raines | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacobo Reyes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | Houston Dynamo FC 2 | 4 | 26 |
| 2024 | USLC | New Mexico United | 3 | 33 |
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | Houston Dynamo FC 2 | 3 | 22 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | Houston Dynamo FC 2 | 2 | 26 |
| 2025 | USL Cup | New Mexico United | 1 | 4 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 2019-08-01 | Brazos Valley | SMU Mustangs | Return from loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-01 | SMU Mustangs | Brazos Valley | Loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-01 | Brazos Valley | SMU Mustangs | Return from loan | — | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-05-01 | SMU Mustangs | Brazos Valley | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Senior debut season | |
| 2021 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 716 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 2024 | 38 | 1,202 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 2023 | 29 | 608 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 |
| 2022 | 22 | 710 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1,448 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
MLS Next Pro
48 apps
7 G
2 A
USLC
54 apps
6 G
0 A
USL Cup
4 apps
2 G
1 A
US Open Cup
6 apps
1 G
0 A
USL1
19 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Talen Maples
Who is Talen Maples?
Talen Maples is an United professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for New Mexico United.
How old is Talen Maples?
Talen Maples is 27 years old. He was born on November 20, 1998 in Leander, Texas.
What position does Talen Maples play?
Talen Maples plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Talen Maples play for?
Talen Maples currently plays for New Mexico United.
How many career goals has Talen Maples scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Talen Maples has scored 17 goals in 135 appearances.
What is Talen Maples's market value?
Talen Maples's most recent reported market value is €200k.