Sounders right back Kelvin Leerdam battled through a nagging ankle injury his entire 2018 season, likely hurting his hamstring because of it as well. Now, after his first full off-season in 2 1/2 years, he feels recovered enough to elevate his play and perhaps improve upon the team's already rock solid defense.
Sounders right back Kelvin Leerdam figures he paid a hefty physical price for playing 2 1/2 seasons worth of professional soccer without a real break before his team’s playoff elimination last November.
And that’s why Leerdam, hardly a physical specimen to begin with at 5-foot-10, 154 pounds, may have benefitted from a longer-than-usual three-month offseason for his team more than any other Rave Green player.