Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 14/USL Week 12

Nana Attakora

This week saw a lot of movement on the USL side of our minutes-played-by-Canadians charts. Because many USL clubs had two games this week — including the Ottawa Fury — we’ve seen a few players make significant moves.

Of course, the Fury, who have been playing Canadians in the 700-minutes-per-game range over the past few weeks, had the most movers and shakers. Four of the top 11 USL players in terms of minutes played by Canadians are Fury players. And they comprise six of the top 20.

Oh, and Canadian Nana Attakora scored on Wednesday against TFCII.

In Canadian soccer circles, both coach Nikola Popovic and general manager Julian de Guzman have created some headlines over their fiery defences of playing so many domestic players. Popovic talked about how players have to be given the chance to not only succeed, but to fail. He reminded us that sport is about taking chances, understanding that taking risks and roads less travelled is what good soccer is about. The Fury has been going against the grain, and had been on a six-game undefeated streak till Saturday’s loss to Charlotte.

Here are the rankings after the 14th week of MLS play/12th week of USL action:

MLS MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS

1. Samuel Piette, Montreal, 1260 (14)
2. Alphonso Davies, Vancouver, 1104 (15)
3. Mark-Anthony Kaye, LAFC, 1081 (13)
4. Will Johnson, Orlando, 1079 (12)
5. Jonathan Osorio, TFC, 812 (10)
6. Marcel de Jong, Vancouver, 759 (10)
7. Raheem Edwards, Montreal, 638 (9)
8. Russell Teibert, Vancouver, 599 (8)
9. Michael Petrasso, Montreal, 565 (9)
10. Ryan Telfer, TFC, 562 (7)
11. Dejan Jakovic, LAFC, 514 (7)
12. Jay Chapman, TFC, 505 (9)
13. Ashtone Morgan, TFC, 459 (6)
14. Anthony Jackson-Hamel, Montreal, 457 (11)
15. Tosaint Ricketts, TFC, 419 (9)
16. Jordan Hamilton,TFC, 373 (7)
17. Liam Fraser, TFC, 366 (6)
18. Brett Levis, Vancouver, 227 (4)
19. Richie Laryea, Orlando, 127 (5)
20. Louis Beland-Goyette, Montreal, 109 (4)
21. Julian Dunn-Johnson, TFC, 104 (2)
22. Doneil Henry, Vancouver, 90 (1)
23. Brian Wright, New England, 27 (2)
24. Tesho Akindele, FC Dallas, 23 (3)
25. David Choiniere, Montreal, 12 (1)
26. Aidan Daniels, TFC, 12 (1)
27. Kwame Awuah, NYCFC, 3 (2)

TEAM RANKINGS, MLS MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2018

Toronto FC, 3612/12 (301)

Montreal, 2765/13 (212.7)

Vancouver, 2779/15 (185.3)

LAFC, 1595/13 (122.7)

Orlando City, 1206/13 (92.8)

New England, 27/14 (1.9)

FC Dallas, 23/13 (1.8)

NYCFC, 3/14 (0.2)

USL MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS

1. Jordan Schweitzer, Colorado Springs, 1190 (14)
2. Skylar Thomas, Charleston, 1080 (12)
3. Robert Boskovic, TFCII, 990 (11)
4. Jordan Murrell, Reno, 990 (11)
5. Paris Gee, Tulsa, 921 (12)
6. Maxime Crepeau, Ottawa, 900 (10)
7. Eddie Edward, Ottawa, 900 (10)
8. Carl Haworth, Ottawa, 888 (12)
9. Jordan Dover, Pittsburgh, 884 (10)
10. Kyle Bekker, NCFC, 876 (10)
11. Jamar Dixon, Ottawa, 846 (12)
12. Aidan Daniels, TFCII, 840 (10)
13. Amer Didic, Swope Park Rangers, 840 (10)
14. Bradley Kamdem-Fewo, Fresno, 810 (9)
15. Karl Ouimette, Indy, 810 (9)
16. Malik Johnson, TFCII, 791 (12)
17. Luca Uccello, TFCII, 730 (11)
18. Chris Mannella, Ottawa, 720 (8)
19. Adonijah Reid, Ottawa, 690 (10)
20. Rocco Romeo, TFCII, 622 (7)
21. Thomas Meilleur-Giguere, Ottawa, 599 (7)
22. Noah Verhoeven, Fresno, 594 (10)
23. Matthew Srbely, TFCII, 584 (9)
24. Josh Heard, Real Monarchs SLC, 579 (8)
25. Noble Okello Ayo, TFCII, 502 (7)
26. Mauro Eustaquio, Penn FC, 462 (7)
27. Angelo Cavalluzzo, TFCII, 450 (5)
28. Julian Dunn-Johnson, TFCII, 450 (5)
29. Tyler Pasher, Indy, 440 (5)
30. Ryan James, Nashville, 432 (7)
31. Keven Aleman, Sacramento, 396 (6)
32. Zachary Ellis-Hayden, Fresno, 337 (4)
33. Mastanabal Kacher, Real Monarchs SLC, 309 (6)
34. Zak Drake, Las Vegas, 296 (6)
35. Shaan Hundal, TFCII, 282 (7)
36. Mark Anthony Gonzalez, Reno, 278 (4)
37. Nana Attakora, Ottawa, 270 (3)
38. Doneil Henry, Ottawa, 270 (3)
39. Darrin MacLeod, Swope Park Rangers, 270 (3)
40. Michael Cox, Nashville, 264 (5)
41. Gianluca Catalano, TFCII, 254 (3)
42. Luca Petrasso, TFCII, 238 (5)
43. Dante Campbell, TFCII, 233 (4)
44. Jordan Faria, TFCII, 228 (4)
45. Ryan Telfer, TFCII, 207 (3)
46. Alessandro Riggi, Phoenix, 203 (8)
47. Daniel Haber, FC Cincinnati, 200 (6)
48. David Edgar, Nashville, 200 (5)
49. Callum Irving, Ottawa, 180 (2)
50. Kyle Porter, Ottawa, 173 (2)
51. Chris Nanco, Bethlehem Steel, 158 (8)
52. Kunle Dada-Luke, TFCII, 147 (4)
53. Luca Ricci, Phoenix, 119 (3)
54. Steffen Yeates, TFCII, 110 (2)
55. Liam Fraser, TFCII, 90 (1)
56. Jordan Hamilton, TFCII, 63 (1)
57. Daniel Da Silva, TFCII, 59 (1)
58. Gabriel Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti, Ottawa, 50 (2)
59. Monti Mohsen, Ottawa, 45 (1)
60. Terran Campbell, Fresno, 24 (4)
61. Malyk Hamilton, TFCII, 11 (1)

TEAM RANKINGS, USL MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2018

TFCII, 7871/12 (655.9)

Ottawa, 6531/12 (544.3)

Fresno, 1765/13 (135.8)

Indy Eleven, 1430/11 (130)

Reno, 1268/13 (97.5)

Swope Park Rangers, 1110/12 (92.5)

Charleston, 1080/12 (90)

NCFC, 876/10 (87.6)

Colorado Springs, 1190/14 (85)

Tulsa, 921/12 (76.8)

Nashville, 896/12 (74.7)

Real Monarchs SLC, 888/12 (74)

Pittsburgh, 884/12 (73.7)

Penn FC, 462/11 (42)

Sacramento, 396/13 (30.5)

Las Vegas, 296/11 (26.9)

Phoenix, 322/13 (24.8)

FC Cincinnati, 200/12 (16.7)

Bethlehem Steel, 158/12 (13.2)