About to turn 31, Erik Friberg came back to the Seattle Sounders to help them finish business, and they did. In 2016 he was almost entirely a central midfielder, playing in the glamorous role as a number eight the most often. The two-time Sounder did not have his option picked up and is now with BK Häcken in Sweden, another club he had a previously served.
The ranking is based on several hundred Sounder at Heart readers’ votes. Realio rated every single MLS regular season and playoff game as well as the two CONCACAF Champions League matches.