A lot goes down on the pitch in any given match — and it seems like week in and week out, Miguel Ibarra is the Minnesota United player most often involved in the match’s key plays. In 13 matches, the midfielder has 11 starts, two goals and three assists — solid numbers that get even better when you learn that all three of those assists and one of those goals have been match-winners.
But there’s more to Ibarra than the numbers. Even when he’s not contributing in a way that shows up in the boxscore, he’s putting in valuable work in the box, such as on midfielder Kevin Molino’s first goal of the season against San Jose Earthquakes.