The Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders battled to an epic 4-4 draw on Saturday, and one of the headliners from that match, Sounders midfielder Clint Dempsey, takes the top spot in the Castrol Index Weekly Top 20 for Week 5.
With a hat trick in a comeback effort in the Cascadia Cup thriller, Dempsey ran away as the leader of the Weekly Top 20. One other player from that match, Sounders defender DeAndre Yedlin (No. 20), also made the cut.
Following Dempsey for Week 5 were FC Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz (No. 2), who saved a penalty kick at the end of his side's 4-1 Texas derby win over the Houston Dynamo, and another goalkeeper, Júlio César, whose saves helped preserve the road shutout for Toronto FC. Rounding out the Top 5 was a pair of goalscorers for the LA Galaxy in their 3-0 SuperClasico win over Chivas USA, Baggio Husidic (No. 4), and Robbie Keane (No. 5)
See how players collect points in the Castrol methodology.
Castrol Index Week 5 Top 20 Performers
Rank |
Player |
Position |
Team |
Minutes |
Opponent |
Points |
1 |
Clint Dempsey |
Midfielder |
Seattle Sounders |
90 |
Portland Timbers |
1,708 |
2 |
Chris Seitz |
Goalkeeper |
FC Dallas |
90 |
Houston Dynamo |
1,532 |
3 |
Júlio César |
Goalkeeper |
Toronto FC |
90 |
Columbus Crew |
1,390 |
4 |
Baggio Husidic |
Midfielder |
LA Galaxy |
90 |
Chivas USA |
1,356 |
5 |
Robbie Keane |
Forward |
LA Galaxy |
90 |
Chivas USA |
1,346 |
6 |
Mike Magee |
Forward |
Chicago Fire |
90 |
Philadelphia Union |
1,331 |
7 |
Brian Perk |
Goalkeeper |
LA Galaxy |
90 |
Chivas USA |
1,262 |
8 |
Felipe Martins |
Midfielder |
Montreal Impact |
90 |
New York Red Bulls |
1,252 |
9 |
Je-Vaughn Watson |
Midfielder |
FC Dallas |
90 |
Houston Dynamo |
1,246 |
10 |
Marco Di Vaio |
Forward |
Montreal Impact |
90 |
New York Red Bulls |
1,094 |
11 |
Jeff Attinella |
Goalkeeper |
Real Salt Lake |
90 |
Sporting Kansas City |
1,065 |
12 |
Giles Barnes |
Midfielder |
Houston Dynamo |
90 |
FC Dallas |
1,045 |
13 |
Quincy Amarikwa |
Forward |
Chicago Fire |
90 |
Philadelphia Union |
1,023 |
14 |
Péguy Luyindula |
Forward |
New York Red Bulls |
90 |
Montreal Impact |
989 |
15 |
Jonny Steele |
Midfielder |
New York Red Bulls |
90 |
Montreal Impact |
949 |
16 |
Aurélien Collin |
Defender |
Sporting Kansas City |
90 |
Real Salt Lake |
942 |
17 |
Darren Mattocks |
Forward |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
90 |
Colorado Rapids |
940 |
18 |
Justin Mapp |
Midfielder |
Montreal Impact |
90 |
New York Red Bulls |
935 |
19 |
Ricardo Clark |
Midfielder |
Houston Dynamo |
84 |
FC Dallas |
926 |
20 |
DeAndre Yedlin |
Defender |
Seattle Sounders |
90 |
Portland Timbers |
915 |