When Kelyn Rowe joined the Seattle Sounders last year it was the culmination of a career-long goal to play for his hometown team. At the time, he made it clear that it was his intention to come here at a young enough age to make a real impact and to play at least several more years.
It’s hard to imagine his first season in the Rave Green going any closer to plan. Rowe appeared in all 38 competitive matches — the only Sounder to do so last year — and logged his most minutes since 2016.