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Lee NguyenvsSacha Kljestan

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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AM · VAL group FIELD

Sacha Kljestan

2015–2022 · 8 seasons

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At a glance

Lee Nguyen and Sacha Kljestan: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Lee Nguyen	Stat	Sacha Kljestan
8	Seasons	8
79.4	Career VAL	75.7
19.3 (2014)	Peak-season VAL	20.5 (2016)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Sacha Kljestan have
Lee Nguyen	Stat	Sacha Kljestan
Field
18,892	Minutes	15,771
50	Goals	29
38	Assists	44
388	Shots	243
433	Key passes	449
42.8	Expected goals (xG)	29.9
39.3	Expected assists (xA)	44.6

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	0.42
0.20	xG / 90	0.17

Age	Lee Nguyen	Sacha Kljestan
26	8.5	—
27	19.3	—
28	13.1	—
29	8.9	19.1
30	18.2	20.5
31	3.2	15.2
32	5.2	9.7
33	3	2.4
34	—	0
35	—	6.5
36	—	2.3