2020 was a breakout year of sorts for Julian Araujo.
The teenage right back began the year with a call-up to the annual January U.S. Men’s National Team training camp, and when he wasn’t played in the friendly to wrap up the camp (at Dignity Health Sports Park, no less), it seemed to light a fire under him in his second pro season.
I think when ranking the seasons of Galaxy players, you could make a compelling case that Araujo was only behind Cristian Pavon for sure in terms of who was best in the campaign. Perhaps you could argue Sebastian Lletget was a bit better, but Araujo was either the second- or third-best player on the team overall on the season.