Going into 2022, Tomas Gomez was set to be the third-string keeper. He’s a player who has found success as a keeper in the USL, but has never broken into Major League Soccer as a regular starter. This year proved no different, despite being bumped up from third to second in the goalie depth chart for Real Salt Lake.
As the season began, the expectation was it would be another important year for the development of David Ochoa between the sticks. Ochoa had been the go-to guy much of 2021, with Zac MacMath making far fewer appearances (just 7 to Ochoa’s 25).