Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 26/USL Week 24 By Steven Sandor Posted on August 27, 2018 1 0 1,157 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Jonathan Osorio PHOTO: CANADA SOCCER First off, let’s salute Toronto FC’s Jonathan Osorio, as well as Indy Eleven’s Karl Ouimette, Swope Park Rangers’ Amer Didic, Bethlehem Steel’s Chris Nanco and OKC Energy’s Marco Bustos, who all found the back of the net this week. But, this is a good time to compare where we are this year compared to this time last year, in terms of minutes played by Canadians in North America’s first and second division. At this time last year, 26 Canadians had played in MLS, five with more than 1,000 minutes, one with more than 2,000 minutes. This year, 29 Canadians have played in MLS, seven with more than 1,000 minutes, one with more than 2,000 minutes (take a bow, Samuel Piette). So, no shaking it; Canadian content in MLS is up this year. When it comes to second divisions, it gets complicated. There were two second divisions last season — USL and NASL. This year, there was only one. Last year, 68 Canadians played in USL, and 15 played in NASL. But two — Max Tissot and Ben McKendry — played in both leagues. So, in total, 81 Canadians played in the second divisions, four with more than 2,000 minutes, 34 with more than 1,000 minutes. This year, 71 Canadians have played in USL, four with more than 2,000 minutes and 29 with more than 1,000 minutes. So, the loss of NASL — especially FC Edmonton — has impacted the Canadian player pool in the second division, with 10 fewer Canadians appearing in second-division soccer so far this year over the same period of time last year. Here are the rankings after the 26th week of MLS play/24th week of USL action MLS MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS Samuel Piette, Montreal, 2370 (27) Jonathan Osorio, TFC, 1982 (23) Alphonso Davies, Vancouver, 1815 (24) Will Johnson, Orlando, 1621 (21) Mark-Anthony Kaye, LAFC, 1582 (20) Raheem Edwards, Montreal/Chicago, 1296 (20) Marcel de Jong, Vancouver, 1200 (16) Russell Teibert, Vancouver, 953 (15) Dejan Jakovic, LAFC, 847 (11) Ashtone Morgan, TFC, 808 (13) Ryan Telfer, TFC, 796 (14) Jordan Hamilton,TFC, 789 (12) Jay Chapman, TFC, 726 (14) Michael Petrasso, Montreal, 692 (13) Doneil Henry, Vancouver, 630 (7) Anthony Jackson-Hamel, Montreal, 570 (15) Tosaint Ricketts, TFC, 554 (15) Tesho Akindele, FC Dallas, 482 (12) Brett Levis, Vancouver, 427 (7) Liam Fraser, TFC, 389 (7) Shamit Shome, Montreal, 249 (5) Richie Laryea, Orlando, 154 (6) Kwame Awuah, NYCFC, 143 (6) Louis Beland-Goyette, Montreal, 109 (4) Julian Dunn-Johnson, TFC, 104 (2) Brian Wright, New England, 72 (6) Mathieu Choiniere, Montreal, 26 (2) David Choiniere, Montreal, 12 (1) Aidan Daniels, TFC, 12 (1) TEAM RANKINGS, MLS MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2018 Toronto FC, 6162/25 (246.5) Vancouver, 5025/26 (193.3) Montreal, 4561/27 (168.9) LAFC, 2272/26 (87.4) Orlando City, 1775/25 (71) FC Dallas, 482/25 (19.3) Chicago, 490/27 (18.1) NYCFC, 143/26 (5.5) New England, 72/25 (2.9) USL MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS Jordan Schweitzer, Colorado Springs, 2354 (27) Maxime Crepeau, Ottawa, 2250 (25) Jamar Dixon, Ottawa, 2075 (26) Eddie Edward, Ottawa, 2025 (23) Paris Gee, Tulsa, 1961 (24) Kyle Bekker, NCFC, 1944 (24) Karl Ouimette, Indy, 1860 (21) Jordan Dover, Pittsburgh, 1850 (21) Thomas Meilleur-Giguere, Ottawa, 1769 (20) Skylar Thomas, Charleston, 1700 (20) Robert Boskovic, TFCII, 1699 (20) Carl Haworth, Ottawa, 1606 (22) Luca Uccello, TFCII, 1529 (20) Amer Didic, Swope Park Rangers, 1470 (17) Adonijah Reid, Ottawa, 1462 (23) Bradley Kamdem-Fewo, Fresno, 1426 (16) Chris Mannella, Ottawa, 1382 (21) Drew Beckie, OKC Energy, 1350 (15) Aidan Daniels, TFCII, 1296 (19) Josh Heard, Real Monarchs SLC, 1293 (18) Nana Attakora, Ottawa, 1260 (14) Matthew Srbely, TFCII, 1189 (18) Malik Johnson, TFCII, 1164 (20) Zachary Ellis-Hayden, Fresno, 1117 (13) Chris Nanco, Bethlehem Steel, 1072 (24) Dante Campbell, TFCII, 1052 (14) Jordan Murrell, Reno, 1049 (15) Rocco Romeo, TFCII, 1014 (12) Noah Verhoeven, Fresno, 1003 (21) Mastanabal Kacher, Real Monarchs SLC, 921 (16) Shaan Hundal, TFCII, 838 (17) Ryan James, Nashville, 812 (12) Julian Dunn-Johnson, TFCII, 810 (9) Noble Okello Ayo, TFCII, 766 (11) Tyler Pasher, Indy, 641 (9) Kyle Porter, Ottawa/Tampa Bay, 552 (7) Keven Aleman, Sacramento, 500 (10) Daniel Haber, FC Cincinnati/Ottawa, 470 (15) David Edgar, Nashville/Ottawa, 470 (8) Mauro Eustaquio, Penn FC, 462 (7) Jordan Faria, TFCII, 453 (10) Angelo Cavalluzzo, TFCII, 450 (5) Liam Fraser, TFCII, 450 (5) Darrin MacLeod, Swope Park Rangers, 450 (5) Mallan Roberts, Richmond, 450 (5) Jordan Hamilton, TFCII, 442 (6) Gianluca Catalano, TFCII, 434 (5) Luca Petrasso, TFCII, 418 (7) Michael Cox, Nashville/Saint Louis, 348 (8) Alessandro Riggi, Phoenix, 342 (14) Zak Drake, Las Vegas, 296 (6) Mark Anthony Gonzalez, Reno, 278 (4) Doneil Henry, Ottawa, 270 (3) Ryan Telfer, TFCII, 252 (4) Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare, Ottawa, 219 (4) Steffen Yeates, TFCII, 196 (4) Callum Irving, Ottawa, 180 (2) Matthew Baldisimo, Fresno, 174 (2) Daniel Kinumbe, Ottawa, 166 (3) Kunle Dada-Luke, TFCII, 147 (4) Luca Ricci, Phoenix, 119 (3) Daniel Da Silva, TFCII, 59 (1) Terran Campbell, Fresno, 53 (5) Clement Bayiha, Ottawa, 50 (2) Gabriel Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti, Ottawa, 50 (2) Maxim Tissot, Ottawa, 48 (2) Monti Mohsen, Ottawa, 45 (1) Terique Mohammed, TFCII, 39 (3) Marco Bustos, OKC Energy, 32 (2) Malyk Hamilton, TFCII, 11 (1) Jordan Dunstan, Nashville, 1 (1) TEAM RANKINGS, USL MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2018 TFCII, 14696/23 (639) Ottawa, 15572/27 (576.7) Fresno, 3772/27 (139.7) Indy Eleven, 2681/25 (107.2) Real Monarchs SLC, 2214/25 (88.6) Colorado Springs, 2354/27 (87.2) Tulsa, 1961/24 (81.7) NCFC, 1944/25 (77.8) Pittsburgh, 1850/24 (77.1) Swope Park Rangers, 1920/26 (73.8) Charleston, 1700/26 (65.4) Reno, 1327/24 (55.3) Nashville, 1277/24 (53.2) OKC Energy, 1382/27 (51.2) Bethlehem Steel, 1072/28 (38.3) Penn FC, 462/24 (19.3) Sacramento, 500/26 (19.2) Richmond, 450/25 (18) Phoenix, 461/26 (17.7) Tampa Bay, 352/25 (14.1) Las Vegas, 296/24 (12.3) FC Cincinnati, 201/26 (7.7) Saint Louis FC, 84/24 (3.5)
