A week after coming off the bench to make his MLS debut, Maxime Chanot earned his first start for New York City FC in a 0-0 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes at Avaya Stadium Friday night.
With Jefferson Mena nursing a hamstring injury, Chanot started alongside Frederic Brillant at the center of an NYCFC defense that registered its sixth clean sheet of the season.
“I am feeling good. Like I said, we’ve got real quality players on this team and it is always simple to play with players like that,” Chanot said. “It was my first start.