On the field of the SoCal Sports Complex in Oceanside, California, Real Salt Lake’s Jordan Allen began a transformation that could shape the path of his career. Now entering his third year with the club, Allen had yet to find a defined role with the team. While that creates opportunities all over the field for the versatile “Swiss Army Knife,” it also stood to limit his growth potential as he worked to determine where he best fit for his own future and the future of Real Salt Lake.
Against San Diego State University on Saturday, he got his first crack as an attacking central midfielder as Head Coach Jeff Cassar looks to use Allen’s talents in the No.