As rollercoaster years go, Real Salt Lake’s multipurpose threat Jordan Allen has some tales to tell in his young career.
In his first year with RSL in 2014, ankle and knee injuries wiped his season out before it could gain any traction. He followed that up with steady progress and hints of a breakout in his second season, but any of his excitement was tempered by RSL missing the postseason for the first time since 2007.
Now a veteran of three years, he can look back on his 2016 season with a critical eye knowing that he started with some adversity right out of the gates when he underwent heart surgery to combat the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome that had caused an irregular heartbeat.