Kai Wagner #27
Defender
Left-back
Germany
Major League Soccer 2026/27 · 17 apps · 4 A
Avg 7.14 · top 2% of Major League Soccer defenders
Club
- Age
- 29 years
- born 15 February 1997
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2029
- At the club since
- Jul 2026
- from Birmingham City
- Matches this season
- 17
- 1,530 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | 17 | 0 | 4 | 7.14 | 0.36 | 2.71 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 7.14 across 17 rated matches · all competitions
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JULOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating29 Oct · vs Nashville SC (A) 0–0 · 7.00
29 OctMLS
Nashville SC away
D 0–0
90′
7.00
25 OctMLS
New England home
L 1–2
90′
1A
7.69
17 OctMLS
Charlotte home
D 2–2
90′
7.00
15 OctMLS
Chicago Fire away
W 3–1
90′
7.01
11 OctMLS
Real Salt Lake home
W 2–1
90′
7.00
All 70 matches
27 SepMLS
Orlando City home
W 4–2
90′
6.39
20 SepMLS
Sporting KC away
W 4–3
90′
6.54
14 SepMLS
San Diego away
W 5–0
90′
7.55
10 SepMLS
Cincinnati home
W 5–0
90′
7.26
6 SepMLS
CF Montréal home
W 2–0
90′
7.26
30 AugMLS
New York RB away
W 3–1
90′
6.61
23 AugMLS
Austin away
D 1–1
90′
6.89
20 AugMLS
Inter Miami home
D 2–2
90′
7.14
17 AugMLS
New York City away
W 3–2
90′
7.23
2 AugMLS
Atlanta United home
W 3–2
90′
2A
7.87
26 JulMLS
Seattle Sounders home
W 1–0
90′
7.40
23 JulMLS
New York RB home
W 3–1
90′
1A
7.47
2025/26
2 MayChampionship
Portsmouth away
D 1–1
90′
1A
7.48
25 AprChampionship
Bristol City home
W 2–1
90′
6.48
22 AprChampionship
Preston North End home
W 2–1
90′
6.79
18 AprChampionship
Hull City away
D 1–1
90′
6.73
12 AprChampionship
Wrexham home
W 2–0
90′
1A
7.56
7 MarChampionship
Charlton Athletic away
L 0–1
90′
6.63
2 MarChampionship
Middlesbrough home
L 1–3
90′
7.19
25 FebChampionship
Millwall away
L 0–3
68′
6.36
21 FebChampionship
Norwich City away
W 2–1
90′
6.75
15 FebFA Cup
Leeds United home
L 1–1
90′
7.72
10 FebChampionship
West Bromwich Albion home
D 0–0
90′
8.09
7 FebChampionship
Leicester City home
W 2–1
90′
7.89
31 JanChampionship
Oxford United away
W 2–0
90′
7.43
24 JanChampionship
Stoke City home
D 1–1
90′
7.14
20 JanChampionship
Sheffield Wednesday away
W 2–0
90′
7.62
17 JanChampionship
Swansea City away
D 1–1
90′
6.43
10 JanFA Cup
Cambridge United away
W 3–2
90′
1G
7.16
4 JanChampionship
Coventry City home
W 3–2
71′
1A
6.80
24 NovMLS
New York City home
L 0–1
90′
7.43
1 NovMLS
Chicago Fire away
W 3–0
90′
1A
7.86
26 OctMLS
Chicago Fire home
W 2–2
120′
7.40
19 OctMLS
Charlotte away
L 0–2
90′
7.60
5 OctMLS
New York City home
W 1–0
90′
7.45
28 SepMLS
DC United away
W 6–0
90′
7.26
20 SepMLS
New England home
W 1–0
90′
7.23
14 SepMLS
Vancouver Whitecaps away
L 0–7
45′
6.20
31 AugMLS
Cincinnati away
W 1–0
90′
7.39
24 AugMLS
Chicago Fire home
W 4–0
90′
1G 1A
8.95
17 AugMLS
New York RB away
L 0–1
90′
7.55
10 AugMLS
Toronto home
D 1–1
90′
7.03
27 JulMLS
Colorado Rapids home
W 3–1
90′
1A
8.15
20 JulMLS
Houston Dynamo away
D 1–1
32′
7.50
17 JulMLS
CF Montréal home
W 2–1
90′
1A
7.87
13 JulMLS
New York RB home
W 2–0
90′
8.11
6 JulMLS
Nashville SC away
L 0–1
90′
7.41
2024/25
30 JunMLS
Columbus Crew away
L 0–1
90′
6.52
26 JunMLS
Chicago Fire away
W 1–0
90′
7.57
15 JunMLS
Charlotte home
W 2–1
90′
7.42
1 JunMLS
Dallas away
D 0–0
90′
8.32
29 MayMLS
Toronto away
W 2–1
90′
1G 1A
8.92
25 MayMLS
Inter Miami home
D 3–3
90′
1A
7.67
18 MayMLS
Atlanta United away
W 1–0
90′
7.47
15 MayMLS
LA Galaxy home
W 3–2
90′
7.62
11 MayMLS
Columbus Crew home
D 2–2
90′
7.14
4 MayMLS
CF Montréal away
W 2–1
90′
6.87
26 AprMLS
DC United home
W 3–0
81′
7.47
20 AprMLS
Atlanta United home
W 3–0
90′
1A
7.32
13 AprMLS
New York City away
L 0–1
90′
7.40
23 MarMLS
St. Louis City home
W 1–0
90′
1A
7.84
16 MarMLS
Nashville SC home
L 1–3
90′
7.19
9 MarMLS
New England away
W 2–0
90′
1A
7.37
2 MarMLS
Cincinnati home
W 4–1
90′
1A
8.45
23 FebMLS
Orlando City away
W 4–2
90′
1A
7.30
Transfers
- 17 Jul 2026transfer Birmingham City Philadelphia Union €3.5m
- 2 Jan 2026transfer Philadelphia Union Birmingham City €2.5m
- 6 Feb 2019transfer Würzburger Kickers Philadelphia Union €60k
- 1 Jul 2017free transfer Schalke 04 II Würzburger Kickers —
- 1 Jul 2016free transfer Ulm Schalke 04 II —
- 1 Jul 2015free transfer Fortuna Koln U19 Ulm —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Birmingham City Championship · FA Cup | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 35 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 34 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 29 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 35 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 32 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017/18 | |||
| Würzburger Kickers DFB-Pokal | 0 | 0 | 0 |