Carlos Rivas has progressively gotten better every year since he became a Lion. From being considered one of the worst Designated Players in Major League Soccer to figuring in six of Orlando City’s goals (one goal, five assists) in 10 games, Rivas is on pace for a career year.
With just over a quarter of the season played, Rivas is on pace to register the third-most assists in an MLS season (17) since 2008 (behind Landon Donovan — 19 in 2014 — and Sacha Kljestan — 20 in 2016). He’s also on his way to amassing over twice the amount of minutes he played in 2015 and 2016 combined (2,516), and having more games started in 2017 (28) than either of his first two seasons’ total games played.