By virtually any account, Albert Rusnák was a wide-ranging success story in his first season with Real Salt Lake. In 2017, the Slovakian playmaker earned RSL’s Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player honors, tallying seven goals and 14 assists.
However, when his own critical eye is turned on his first MLS campaign, he doesn’t boast of the five matches that saw him notch a goal and at least one assist. He doesn’t preen about leading MLS in primary assists. Nor does he bring up his first international appearance for Slovakia.
To Rusnák, mature beyond his 23 years, the thing that stands out is that it wasn’t until his sixth match that he scored his first goal and that’s what he’s looking to change in 2018.