After often being the third center back in the Philadelphia Union’s defensive core last season, Jakob Glesnes made his mark in a major way in 2021.
After playing in 20 games last season (all competitions) and logging 1,583 minutes, Glesnes played just about every minute in the 2021 campaign in one of the league’s strongest defenses. He played all 3,060 minutes of the MLS season and doubled his overall minutes to 3,839 in all competitions.
Glesnes’ ability to hit bangers was apparent two games into his Union career with his rocket against LAFC but he proved that was no fluke in 2021.