The numbers are in for Week 12 of the MLS season. Below you can find the top 20 players, according to the Audi Player Index, as Heineken Rivalry Week took center stage.
The index is calculated by rating nearly every action on the field according to the amount of positive or negative impact on the team's success, the position of the player, key tasks and the place on the field where the action takes place. The most influential play possible is a goal from outside the box, which would give a forward 545 points.
RANKING |
SCORE |
PLAYER |
CLUB |
1 |
1501 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/cyle-larin" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Cyle Larin</a> |
ORL |
2 |
1341 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/cyle-larin" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Lee Nguyen</a> |
NE |
3 |
1307 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/darlington-nagbe" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Darlington Nagbe</a> |
POR |
4 |
1234 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/jack-mcinerney" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Jack McInerney</a> |
POR |
5 |
1076 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/federico-higuain" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Federico Higuain</a> |
CLB |
6 |
1075 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/tesho-akindele" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Tesho Akindele</a> |
DAL |
7 |
988 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/kaka" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Kaká</a> |
ORL |
8 |
984 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/tyler-deric" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Tyler Deric</a> |
HOU |
9 |
941 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/clint-dempsey" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Clint Dempsey</a> |
SEA |
10 |
916 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/bradley-wright-phillips" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Bradley Wright-Phillips</a> |
NY |
11 |
882 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/joe-bendik" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Joe Bendik</a> |
ORL |
12 |
856 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/ignacio-piatti" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Ignacio Piatti</a> |
MTL |
13 |
840 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/arturo-alvarez" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Arturo Alvarez</a> |
CHI |
14 |
822 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/dax-mccarty" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Dax McCarty</a> |
NY |
15 |
786 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/sacha-kljestan" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Sacha Kljestan</a> |
NY |
16 |
764 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/marc-burch" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Marc Burch</a> |
COL |
17 |
749 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/osvaldo-alonso" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Osvaldo Alonso</a> |
SEA |
18 |
740 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/juan-manuel-martinez" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Juan Manuel Martinez</a> |
RSL |
19 |
740 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/axel-sjoberg" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Axel Sjoberg</a> |
COL |
20 |
733 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/atiba-harris" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Atiba Harris</a> |
DAL |
