Castrol Index Weekly Top 20: In Week 12, Landon Donovan tops this list, too

Landon Donovan has been winning just about everything lately – save a trip to Brazil, it seems – and he's also tops in the latest Castrol Index Weekly rankings, outpacing his LA Galaxy teammate Robbie Keane


Donovan notched two goals and an assist, setting the career MLS goals record and racking up 1832 points in 82 minutes on Sunday. 


Week 12 was a fruitful one for the Galaxy, who netted two important home wins over FC Dallas and the Philadelphia Union. Two other standouts from those victories, Leonardo and Gyasi Zardes, have climbed into the top 20 of the Castrol Index rankings as a result. 


Houston Dynamo striker Will Bruin finished third overall for his display against San Jose, despite the fact that the Earthquakes won 3-0.


Goalkeepers Jeff Attinella (Real Salt Lake), Steve Clark (Columbus), Jon Busch (San Jose) and Bill Hamid (D.C.) have all cracked the top 10 this week thanks to their role in clean-sheet performances against FCD, Chicago, Houston and Houston, respectively. 


See how players collect points in the Castrol methodology.


Castrol Index Week 12 Top 20 Performers

Rank
Player
Position
Team
Minutes
Points
Opponent
1
Landon Donovan
Midfielder
LA Galaxy
82
1832
Philadelphia Union
2
Robbie Keane
Forward
LA Galaxy
90
1629
Philadelphia Union
3
Will Bruin
Forward
Houston Dynamo
90
1417
San Jose Earthquakes
4
Jeff Attinella
Goalkeeper
Real Salt Lake
90
1363
FC Dallas
5
Steve Clark
Goalkeeper
Columbus Crew
90
1181
Chicago Fire
6
Jon Busch
Goalkeeper
San Jose Earthquakes
90
1165
Houston Dynamo
7
Atiba Harris
Forward
San Jose Earthquakes
90
1128
Houston Dynamo
8
Bill Hamid
Goalkeeper
D.C. United
90
1078
Houston Dynamo
9
Leonardo
Defender
LA Galaxy
90
1072
Philadelphia Union
10
Patrick Mullins
Forward
New England Revolution
90
973
D.C. United
11
Tesho Akindele
Forward
FC Dallas
80
934
LA Galaxy
12
Paulo Nagamura
Midfielder
Sporting Kansas City
90
914
Toronto FC
13
Donovan Ricketts
Goalkeeper
Portland Timbers
90
912
New York Red Bulls
14
Thierry Henry
Forward
New York Red Bulls
90
907
Portland Timbers
15
Robbie Keane
Forward
LA Galaxy
90
887
FC Dallas
16
Bobby Shuttleworth
Goalkeeper
New England Revolution
90
870
D.C. United
17
Bradley Orr
Defender
Toronto FC
90
864
Sporting Kansas City
18
Diego Fagundez
Midfielder
New England Revolution
87
857
D.C. United
19
Maximiliano Urruti
Forward
Portland Timbers
83
857
New York Red Bulls
20
Gyasi Zardes
Forward
LA Galaxy
90
855
FC Dallas