Goalkeepers had a strong week overall across MLS, and a less-heralded name grabbed top honors in the Castrol Index Weekly Top 20.
Montreal Impact 'keeper Evan Bush helped his side keep a clean sheet in a scoreless draw against the Chicago Fire in Week 30, and gets the No. 1 ranking as a result.
Following Bush in the Top 5 was a pair of players who grabbed braces for their sides, Rodney Wallace of the Portland Timbers (No. 2) and Obafemi Martins of the Seattle Sounders (No. 4), while another goalkeeper, the New York Red Bulls' Luis Robles, garnered No. 3 for a shutout of his own, against the Houston Dynamo. Chris Wondolowski, who scored for the San Jose Earthquakes in their loss to Wallace's Timbers, picks up No. 5 for the week.
In all, nine goalkeepers were represented in the Top 20 for the week.
See how players collect points in the Castrol methodology.
Castrol Index Week 30 Top 20 Performers
Rank |
Player |
Position |
Team |
Minutes |
Points |
Opponent |
1 |
Evan Bush |
Goalkeeper |
Montreal Impact |
90 |
1,730 |
Chicago Fire |
2 |
Rodney Wallace |
Midfielder |
Portland Timbers |
90 |
1,592 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
3 |
Luis Robles |
Goalkeeper |
New York Red Bulls |
90 |
1,510 |
Houston Dynamo |
4 |
Obafemi Martins |
Forward |
Seattle Sounders |
90 |
1,460 |
Colorado Rapids |
5 |
Chris Wondolowski |
Forward |
San Jose Earthquakes |
90 |
1,454 |
Portland Timbers |
6 |
Nick Rimando |
Goalkeeper |
Real Salt Lake |
90 |
1,440 |
Chivas USA |
7 |
Thierry Henry |
Forward |
New York Red Bulls |
90 |
1,429 |
Houston Dynamo |
8 |
Bill Hamid |
Goalkeeper |
D.C. United |
90 |
1,339 |
Sporting Kansas City |
9 |
Robbie Keane |
Forward |
LA Galaxy |
90 |
1,256 |
Toronto FC |
10 |
Andy Gruenebaum |
Goalkeeper |
Sporting Kansas City |
90 |
1,252 |
D.C. United |
11 |
Amobi Okugo |
Defender |
Philadelphia Union |
90 |
1,226 |
Chicago Fire |
12 |
Sean Johnson |
Goalkeeper |
Chicago Fire |
90 |
1,152 |
Montreal Impact |
13 |
Donovan Ricketts |
Goalkeeper |
Portland Timbers |
90 |
960 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
14 |
Deshorn Brown |
Forward |
Colorado Rapids |
90 |
934 |
Seattle Sounders |
15 |
David Ousted |
Goalkeeper |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
90 |
923 |
FC Dallas |
16 |
Liam Ridgewell |
Defender |
Portland Timbers |
90 |
922 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
17 |
Sebastian Fernandez |
Midfielder |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
90 |
912 |
FC Dallas |
18 |
Fabian Espindola |
Forward |
D.C. United |
90 |
898 |
Sporting Kansas City |
19 |
Stefan Frei |
Goalkeeper |
Seattle Sounders |
90 |
859 |
Colorado Rapids |
20 |
Gonzalo Segares |
Defender |
Chicago Fire |
90 |
834 |
<p>Montreal Impact</p> |
