Player Profile: Osvaldo Alonso
His first year in the MLS Best XI, winner of the US Open Cup Player of Tournament, three straight team MVPs, a 2011 MLS All Star, but his biggest award may be that he is simply the Honey Badger and takes what he wants.
Player Profiles
Player Profile: Eddie Johnson
A lot of people had given up on Eddie Johnson. Eddie didn't, nor did the staff with the Sounders. Because of that and the effort he put forward he was the Comeback Player of the Year and your second most important player of 2012.
Player Profile: Michael Gspurning
He may have been third in the league in Goalkeeper of the Year voting, but goalkeeper Michael Gspurning was firmly No. 1 in Seattle Sounders FC fans’ hearts this season. Without him, the team struggled; with him, it won its first playoff series ever.
Player Profile: Fredy Montero
The past season was a down year for Montero. It was still his third Sounder at Heart Offensive Player of the Year award and he was judged as the fourth most important player on the team by this community. That's a down year?
Player Profile: Mauro Rosales
Seattle never really had a classic number 10, instead their number 10 plays out on the right and they run the offense through him. Rosales comes in at 5th in your community rankings.
Player Profile: Jeff Parke
The highest rated of the defenders is the one who will not be back for 2013.
Player Profile: Brad Evans
How good does a player without a position have to be to make the top 10 in the community rankings? Really good. National Team good.
Player Profile: Christian Tiffert
The lowest rated of the Designated Players that ended the year with the team comes in at #8.
Player Profile: Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
He is not Zoro, nor the "Man in Black" he is merely el Presidente, the man you rated 9th most important in 2012.
Player Profile: Leo Gonzalez
You picked the order and in at the tenth spot is a former Costa Rican national teamer.
Player Profile: Adam Johansson
Are the top eleven a starting XI?
Player profile: David Estrada
After two mostly disappointing years, Estrada broke out this year before having his season cut short by injury.
Player Profile: Zach Scott:Man Marker
The only remaining pre-MLS Sounder comes in at 13 in the community rankings.
Player Profile: Patrick Ianni
As the Sounder at Heart player profiles of 2012 continue we learn that there are three centerbacks you rated in the top 14.
Player Profile: Andy Rose
The player profiles enter the land of box-to-box midfielders with Andy Rose, international man of mystery.
Player profile: Marc Burch
Best remembered for the way his season ended, Burch was actually a reasonably productive player when viewed in the proper context.
Player Profile: Alex Caskey
How many left mids in a row now? How 'bout three! Also four of the last five...
Player Profile: Mario Martinez
The Sounder at Heart player profiles enter the top 18, but this is not a gameday 18 as there is only one keeper. Still, there is a certain power to that top 18.
Player Profile: Steve Zakuani
The player profiles continue with someone who is nearly certain to have a better year in 2013 than he did in 2012, at least on the field.
Player Profile: Sammy Ochoa
After a few years as a deep reserve in Mexico Ochoa started to show in games the promise that had him on the United States U-20 and U-23 teams.
Player Profile: Alvaro Fernandez
From World Cup player on a quality team to a man traded away to make room for someone else, Fernandez was always what we thought he was.
Player Profile: Servando Carrasco
Despite playing fewer minutes than he did a year ago, this was still a step forward in some ways for Sounders midfielder Servando Carrasco.
Player Profile: Cordell Cato
The young Trinidad & Tobago national played well in his limited time, just not well enough to crack into a veteran laden squad.
Player Profile: Roger Levesque
At number 24 we have, number 24. It wasn't his best year on the field, but he left us with so much joy.
Player Profile: Bryan Meredith
The rookie goalkeeper who took over from an injured Michael Gspurning rounds out the bottom 10 of Sounder at Heart's community rankings.
Player Profile: Mike Seamon
Our next stop on the 2012 Player Profile circuit is Mike Seamon. GTL Mike, Once and Always a Sounder.
