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Bradley Shaun Smith - Takes shot in playoff loss Smith took a shot and won two of two tackles in last week's 0-0 (6-5 after penalties) Round One defeat against Real Salt Lake. He also made a clearance and an interception in the m...

Impact Smith tallied three goals and four assists in 28 MLS appearances (21 starts) this season for Seattle, but he will face a strong challenge from Jimmy Medranda to keep his starting spot at left back/left midfield next year.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Roldan - Subs on in playoff loss Roldan subbed into last week's Round One match against Real Salt Lake in the 83rd minute and he won one of two tackles in the 0-0 (6-5 after penalties) defeat.

Impact Seattle crashed out of the playoffs in disappointing fashion against Salt Lake, but Roldan had a breakout season in 2021, keeping seven clean sheets and tallying one goal and three assists in 30 MLS appearances (26 starts) at right back/right midfield. The 25-year-old will enter 2022 with a reinvigorated career both with his club and his national team in El Salvador.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Jimmy Medranda - Misses playoff loss with injury Medranda (undisclosed) was not in Seattle's match day squad for last week's Round One defeat against Real Salt Lake.

Impact Medranda had his best MLS season going forward in 2021, posting four goals and three assists in 25 appearances (15 starts) in a more advanced left midfield role for Seattle. He missed the last month of the season with an undisclosed injury, but will hope to return fully fit in 2022 to challenge Brad Smith for the spot in the lineup.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Xavier Arreaga - Makes five clearances in loss Arreaga made five clearances and an interception in last week's 0-0 (6-5 after penalties) Round One defeat against Real Salt Lake. He also took a shot and won one of one tackles in...

Impact Arreaga kept Salt Lake at bay last week, but his side got upset in the penalty shootout. He finishes the season with five clean sheets and two goals in 27 MLS appearances (starts) for the Sounders.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Abdoulaye Cissoko - Subs on in playoff loss Cissoko subbed in at the end of last week's Round One match against Real Salt Lake, and he converted his spot kick during the shootout of the 0-0 (6-5 after penalties) defeat.

Impact Cissoko did his job in the shootout against Salt Lake but his side was bounced in the first round. The 21-year-old kept three clean sheets in 15 appearances (12 starts) for Seattle during his first season in MLS, and he will be looking to improve and to play more consistently heading into 2022.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Yeimar Gomez Andrade - Takes shot in playoff loss Gomez took a shot on target and won two of two tackles in last week's 0-0 (6-5 after penalties) Round One defeat against Real Salt Lake. He also made four clearances and an interce...

Impact Gomez was solid during regulation time against Salt Lake, but his side couldn't pull off a result in the shootout and got knocked out of the playoffs in the first round. Gomez finishes the year with nine clean sheets and a goal in 34 MLS appearances (30 starts), and will return as the first-choice center back in 2022.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Shane O'Neill - Creates two chances in playoff loss O'Neill took a shot and created two chances in last week's 0-0 (6-5 after penalties) Round One defeat against Real Salt Lake. He also made two clearances and won one of one tackles...

Impact O'Neill and Seattle were upset in penalties by No. 7 seed Salt Lake, and his season ends with four clean sheets and a goal in 28 MLS appearances (20 starts). He seemed to be the backup option for the Sounders' back-three when Nouhou Tolo was healthy.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Nouhou Tolo - Misses playoff loss with injury Tolo (undisclosed) missed last week's Round One defeat against Real Salt Lake.

Impact Tolo ends the season with seven clean sheets in 19 MLS appearances (16 starts), having missed three months in the summer with a groin injury. He will want to return fully fit in 2022 and ready to be a starter in Seattle's back three once again.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Linkpost: Sounders Raul Ruidiaz goal tracker interactive Raul Ruidiaz has been on a torrid pace this season, notching 17 goals in 24 games to lead the Sounders FC to another MLS playoff appearance....

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • SEATTLETIMES.COM

Cristian Roldan - Takes three shots against Salt Lake Roldan took three shots (one on target) and created two chances in Tuesday's 0-0 (6-5 after penalties) defeat against Real Salt Lake. He also made two clearances and won three of t...

Impact Roldan played well on both sides of the ball on Tuesday, but he couldn't find a breakthrough past David Ochoa and his side crashed out of the playoffs. He finishes with six goals and five assists in 29 appearances (28 starts) this season, tying his 2018 personal record of 11 goal involvements in MLS.

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Joao Paulo - Creates four chances against Salt Lake Paulo took a shot and created four chances in Tuesday's 0-0 (6-5 after penalties) Round One defeat against Real Salt Lake. He also made two clearances, an interception and won one...

Impact Paulo was a threat with his passing on Tuesday and he scored his penalty kick in the shootout, but his side still crashed out of the playoffs with an upset defeat. The 30-year-old had an excellent sophomore season in MLS, with three goals and eight assists in 32 appearances (29 starts) in central midfield.

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Raul Ruidiaz - Takes three shots in playoff loss Ruidiaz subbed into Tuesday's Round One match against Real Salt Lake at halftime, and he took three shots in the match.

Impact Ruidiaz almost broke the deadlock with a long-range dipping effort and he put away the first penalty of the shootout, but it wasn't enough to prevent his side from suffering a big upset defeat against Salt Lake. He finished the season as the joint-third highest scorer in MLS, with 17 goals in 27 appearances (24 starts), despite missing all of October with a hamstring injury.

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Stefan Frei - Keeps clean sheet in shootout loss Frei made zero saves in 120 minutes of open play, and he kept a clean sheet in Tuesday's 0-0 (6-5 after penalties) Round One defeat against Real Salt Lake.

Impact Frei didn't face a single shot from regular play on Sunday, but Seattle crashes out of the playoffs after a penalty shootout in which Frei was beaten by all six shots. He ends the season with five clean sheets and 16 goals allowed in 18 MLS appearances after missing almost four months with a knee injury from May to September.

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Seattle Sounders FC vs. Real Salt Lake

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • YOUTUBE

Real Salt Lake beat the odds to eliminate Seattle from MLS Playoffs with PK shootout win

Real Salt Lake beat the odds to eliminate Seattle from MLS Playoffs with PK shootout win

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • Fox Sports

Real Salt Lake eliminates Sounders in penalty shootout

Justen Glad scored the deciding goal in the sixth round of a penalty shootout, and Real Salt Lake beat Seattle 6-5 in the tiebreaker after a scoreless game to eliminate the Sounder...

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Recap: Seattle Sounders FC 0 (5), Real Salt Lake 0 (6) ' MLSSoccer.com Seattle Sounders FC outshot Real Salt Lake 21-0 through 120 minutes at Lumen Field on Tuesday night, yet fell one kick short in the PK seque...

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

Seattle Sounders FC's Stefan Frei wins 2021 Save of the Year Presented by Allstate fan vote ' MLSSoccer.com Kick save and a beauty! Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei has claimed the 2021 MLS Save of the Year presented by Allstate award for hi...

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

MLS Footnotes: Six great matchups are on tap as Cup playoffs begin this weekend

The MLS Cup playoffs kick off this weekend, and Doug McIntyre is here to break down all six first-round series.

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

MLS Footnotes: Six great matchups are on tap as Cup playoffs begin this weekend

Philadelphia hosts Red Bulls in rivalry to open MLS playoffs

The MLS Cup playoffs open Saturday after a break for international play

NOVEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nouhou Tolo - Comes off injured during internationals Tolo was subbed out of Cameroon's World Cup qualifying victory against the Ivory Coast in the fourth minute after suffering an apparent injury.

Impact It is unclear whether Tolo will be forced to miss additional game time due to his potential injury, but Seattle face Real Salt Lake in the MLS playoffs next week. Xavier Arreaga could fill in for him in the back-three if necessary.

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Report: Seattle star Raul Ruidiaz being pursued by Liga MX's Cruz Azul ' MLSSoccer.com TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Report Seattle Sounders striker Raul Ruidiaz is drawing interest from his old Liga MX stomping grounds, according t...

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

Whitecaps tie Sounders 1-1 for 1st playoff spot since 2017 Ryan Gauld pulled Vancouver even with a header in the 20th minute and the Whitecaps tied the Seattle Sounders 1-1 on Sunday night to earn a...

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Whitecaps tie Sounders 1-1 for 1st playoff spot since 2017

Ryan Gauld pulled Vancouver even with a header in the 20th minute and the Whitecaps tied the Seattle Sounders 1-1 on Sunday night to earn a playoff spot on the final day of the reg...

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • YOUTUBE