December 23, 2024

Castrol Index Weekly Top 20: Earthquakes’ Chris Wondolowski (KiowaTribe) shoots past the rest in Week 26

earthquakes_portlandSan Jose Earthquakes striker Chris Wondolowski (Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma)has been playing very well in recent weeks, and Week 26 was no exception.

With two goals in a 3-3 road draw against the Portland Timbers on Sunday, Wondo earned top honors in the Castrol Index Weekly Top 20.

One of Wondolowski’s opponents in the game, Timbers’ midfielder Diego Valeri (No. 4), also made the Top 5, on the back of his three-assist performance.

Rounding out the Top 5 for the week is Houston Dynamo forward Giles Barnes (No. 2), who scored two goals in a win over the Montreal Impact, LA Galaxy’s Gyasi Zardes (No. 3), who broke the all-time Homegrown scoring record in a season in a commanding 6-0 win over the Colorado Rapids, and Zardes’ teammate Brian Rowe (No. 5), who stepped up in Jaime Penedo’s absence to keep a clean sheet vs. Colorado.

Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath has the distinction of reaching the Top 20 in consecutive slots (Nos. 12 and 13), in a rare double-game week against the same opponent, Toronto FC.

See how players collect points in the Castrol methodology.

Castrol Index Week 26 Top 20 Performers

Rank Player Position Team Minutes Points Opponent
1 Chris Wondolowski Forward San Jose Earthquakes 90 1,852 Portland Timbers
2 Giles Barnes Midfielder Houston Dynamo 90 1,697 Montreal Impact
3 Gyasi Zardes Forward LA Galaxy 90 1,363 Colorado Rapids
4 Diego Valeri Midfielder Portland Timbers 90 1,357 San Jose Earthquakes
5 Brian Rowe Goalkeeper LA Galaxy 90 1,319 LA Galaxy
6 Jon Busch Goalkeeper San Jose Earthquakes 90 1,261 Portland Timbers
7 Obafemi Martins Forward Seattle Sounders 76 1,260 Chivas USA
8 Dominic Dwyer Forward Sporting Kansas City 90 1,211 New York Red Bulls
9 Joe Bendik Goalkeeper Toronto FC 90 1,207 Philadelphia Union
10 Bill Hamid Goalkeeper D.C. United 90 1,201 Vancouver Whitecaps
11 Andy Rose Midfielder Seattle Sounders 90 1,197 Chivas USA
12 Zac MacMath Goalkeeper Philadelphia Union 90 1,174 Toronto FC
13 Zac MacMath Goalkeeper Philadelphia Union 90 1,107 Toronto FC
14 Lee Nguyen Midfielder New England Revolution 90 1,081 Sporting Kansas City
15 Andrew Wenger Forward Philadelphia Union 90 1,080 Toronto FC
16 Ricardo Clark Midfielder Houston Dynamo 90 1,067 Montreal Impact
17 Fanendo Adi Forward Portland Timbers 71 1,005 San Jose Earthquakes
18 Liam Ridgewell Defender Portland Timbers 90 1,002 San Jose Earthquakes
19 Amobi Okugo Defender Philadelphia Union 90 956 Toronto FC
20 Michael Parkhurst Defender Columbus Crew 90 954 Chivas USA