CORNERFLICK
international
International
Concacaf Nations League
Nation
SS
Club
LC
League
31
Age
MF
Position
Seattle Sounders
Club
Leagues Cup
League
USA
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
31Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×3
club
Club
MLS
Concacaf Gold Cup
Leagues Cup
MLS All-Star
Concacaf Champions Cup
// the closing word
Cristian Roldán.USA · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
USAMidfielderSeattle Sounders