The Columbus Crew beat the New York Red Bulls on the road 3-1 in one of the biggest results of the weekend, and the No. 1 player in the Castrol Index Weekly Top 20 comes from that game.
Crew forward Aaron Schoenfeld, who had two goals in the win, played his way to top billing for the week, according to the Castrol formula.
Behind the Crew's striker in Week 32 is a trio of goalkeepers who kept clean sheets, starting with RSL's Nick Rimando (No. 2) and Portland's Donovan Ricketts (No. 3), who played against each other, and Vancouver's David Ousted (No. 4), who was also involved in a scoreless goalkeeper's duel, against Jon Busch (No. 9).
Another player who scored two goals, New England Revolution midfielder Lee Nguyen, rounds out the Top 5.
See how players collect points in the Castrol methodology.
Castrol Index Week 32 Top 20 Performers
Rank |
Player |
Position |
Team |
Minutes |
Points |
Opponent |
1 |
Aaron Schoenfeld |
Forward |
Columbus Crew |
90 |
1,792 |
New York Red Bulls |
2 |
Nick Rimando |
Goalkeeper |
Real Salt Lake |
90 |
1,499 |
Portland Timbers |
3 |
Donovan Ricketts |
Goalkeeper |
Portland Timbers |
90 |
1,356 |
Real Salt Lake |
4 |
David Ousted |
Goalkeeper |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
90 |
1,302 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
5 |
Lee Nguyen |
Midfielder |
New England Revolution |
90 |
1,296 |
Houston Dynamo |
6 |
Clint Irwin |
Goalkeeper |
Colorado Rapids |
90 |
1,175 |
FC Dallas |
7 |
Matteo Ferrari |
Defender |
Montreal Impact |
90 |
1,026 |
Toronto FC |
8 |
Giles Barnes |
Midfielder |
Houston Dynamo |
90 |
1,003 |
New England Revolution |
9 |
Jon Busch |
Goalkeeper |
San Jose Earthquakes |
90 |
992 |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
10 |
Brian Brown |
Forward |
Philadelphia Union |
69 |
915 |
Sporting Kansas City |
11 |
Victor Bernardez |
Defender |
San Jose Earthquakes |
90 |
904 |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
12 |
Chris Pontius |
Midfielder |
D.C. United |
69 |
887 |
Chicago Fire |
13 |
Raul Fernandez |
Goalkeeper |
FC Dallas |
90 |
803 |
Colorado Rapids |
14 |
Darlington Nagbe |
Forward |
Portland Timbers |
81 |
780 |
Real Salt Lake |
15 |
Clint Dempsey |
Midfielder |
Seattle Sounders |
90 |
771 |
LA Galaxy |
16 |
Cristian Maidana |
Midfielder |
Philadelphia Union |
90 |
761 |
Sporting Kansas City |
17 |
Alvas Powell |
Defender |
Portland Timbers |
90 |
751 |
Real Salt Lake |
18 |
Bradley Wright-Phillips |
Forward |
New York Red Bulls |
90 |
750 |
Columbus Crew |
19 |
Norberto Paparatto |
Defender |
Portland Timbers |
90 |
750 |
Real Salt Lake |
20 |
David Horst |
Defender |
Houston Dynamo |
90 |
743 |
<p>New England Revolution</p> |