Selected 8th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, Julian Gressel defied expectations last year – playing a key role in Atlanta United’s historic inaugural season. His five goals and nine assists in 32 games earned him the title of MLS Rookie of the Year, and for those who may have thought it was due to beginner’s luck, the German is proving in 2019 that last season was only a warm-up.
Coming off a week where his team bagged nine points and nine goals, Gressel was imperative to their success – directly involved in five of the goals (4 assists, 1 goal) including this cracker of a volley against Real Salt Lake at home which put him in the Goal of the Week conversation.