While his signing in late March didn’t create the kind of buzz that Zlatan and Rooney have since joining Major League Soccer, Darwin Quintero’s impact since joining Minnesota United as the team’s first designated player can’t be understated.
Through 20 games, the 31-year-old Colombian has 10 goals and 13 assists.
“Anybody who hits double digits in goals and assists in a season in our league is in rare company,” Union head coach Jim Curtin said at his weekly press conference on Wednesday. “It’s a hard thing to do.”
The Liga MX veteran who played for Santos Laguna and Club America is, in Curtin’s words, “unpredictable” and “very dangerous.