After a sometimes promising rookie season in which he showed flashes early but faded as the year progressed, striker Santiago Patiño likely had high hopes for a breakthrough in 2020. Selected third overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, Patiño scored two goals and assisted on another in just 322 minutes his rookie year.
Despite the emergence of Tesho Akindele last season, the expected return of Dom Dwyer, and the selection of Daryl Dike in this year’s draft, expectations were for Patiño to take a step forward in his development with an MLS season under his belt.