# Lawson Sunderland

> Midfielder · United States · [Inter Miami](https://betsprinter.com/teams/1674) · [Canonical HTML](https://betsprinter.com/players/51411)

## Quick facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Age | 24 |
| Date of birth | 2001-11-07 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Jersey | #8 |
| Height | 190 cm |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Current club | [Inter Miami](https://betsprinter.com/teams/1674) |
| Competition | [Major League Soccer](https://betsprinter.com/leagues/27) |

## Season snapshot

| Metric | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Season | 2024 |
| Competition | Major League Soccer |
| Appearances | 5 |
| Minutes | 194 |
| Goals | 0 |
| Assists | 1 |
| Average rating | 7.06 |

## Profile

### Emerging rotational midfielder with limited minutes

## Profile
Lawson Sunderland is a 24-year-old American midfielder currently on the books at Inter Miami[^fact-1]. The profile reads as a central/box-to-box option in limited duty: someone brought in to control phases of play rather than run a full 90, based on usage and output this season[^fact-1][^fact-2].

## Season form
Usage has been light — 5 appearances in 2024 for a total of 194 minutes on the pitch[^fact-2]. That volume has produced no goals and a single assist so far[^fact-3]. Provider metrics place his average rating at 7.06 across the season, a sign that impact when on the field has been tidy even if opportunities are sparse[^fact-4]. There are no season xG/xA figures provided here; the raw outputs show creation but not finishing returns[^fact-3].

## Availability & momentum
Minutes suggest a squad role rather than a nailed-on starter; 194 minutes across the campaign indicates Sunderland is rotating into matches and not yet a fixture in the core XI[^fact-2]. With only five appearances so far, momentum hinges on receiving a longer run of minutes rather than on statistical escalation from existing sample size[^fact-2][^fact-3]. No separate fitness report or recent-match log is supplied, so availability assessments rely solely on his appearance and minute totals[^fact-2].

## What to watch
Next match: Chicago Fire on 2026-07-22T23:30:00+00:00 — the upcoming fixture is the immediate opportunity for Sunderland to extend minutes and convert the seasonal promise into a larger role[^fact-5]. The immediate value to monitor is whether playing time increases from the current 194-minute baseline and whether the single recorded assist develops into more end-product across a fuller sequence of appearances[^fact-2][^fact-3]. The average 7.06 provider rating suggests performances have quality when deployed, so the primary indicator to watch is usage — more consecutive minutes should be the clearest signal that Sunderland is transitioning from impact substitute to reliable starter[^fact-4][^fact-2].

Summary: a young midfielder with tidy provider ratings but a small sample size. Outputs so far are modest in volume — one assist, no goals — and the next fixture against Chicago Fire offers a pragmatic test of whether minutes and influence rise from the current baseline[^fact-3][^fact-5].

### Cited facts

[^fact-1]: **Identity** — 24 years old · United States · Midfielder · current club Inter Miami.
[^fact-2]: **Season volume** — 5 appearances (2024), 194 minutes on the pitch.
[^fact-3]: **Season output** — 0 goals and 1 assist recorded.
[^fact-4]: **Average rating** — Provider rating averages 7.06 across the season.
[^fact-5]: **Next fixture** — Next: Chicago Fire on 2026-07-22T23:30:00+00:00.

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