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Lee NguyenvsJulian Gressel

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

AM · VAL group FIELD

Lee Nguyen

2013–2020 · 8 seasons

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Julian Gressel

2017–2026 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Lee Nguyen and Julian Gressel: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Lee Nguyen	Stat	Julian Gressel
8	Seasons	10
79.4	Career VAL	103.7
19.3 (2014)	Peak-season VAL	19.4 (2019)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLS VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2013 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Lee Nguyen and Julian Gressel have
Lee Nguyen	Stat	Julian Gressel
Field
18,892	Minutes	21,510
50	Goals	27
38	Assists	67
388	Shots	354
433	Key passes	462
42.8	Expected goals (xG)	26.7
39.3	Expected assists (xA)	54.6

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Rates
0.42	G+A / 90	0.39
0.20	xG / 90	0.11

Age	Lee Nguyen	Julian Gressel
23	—	13.5
24	—	16.3
25	—	19.4
26	8.5	5.9
27	19.3	14.1
28	13.1	8.2
29	8.9	12.8
30	18.2	10
31	3.2	3.5
32	5.2	—
33	3	—