In his third season with the Philadelphia Union, Cape Verde international Jamiro Monteiro continued his role as a dependable midfield engine and played like one of the most valuable DPs in the league.
Five Union players appeared on the five Extratime Best XIs, and Monteiro wasn’t one of them, but that’s a combination of his positional awkwardness and average counting stats. Anyone watching the Union knows how important he is to their success on both sides of the ball.
He finished the season with roughly 2,300 minutes and two goals and six assists. He spent the early part of the season as the team’s No.