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Is Ryan Raposo Actually Good Now?

Ryan Raposo has the unenviable status of being picked one spot ahead of Daryl Dike in the 2020 MLS Super Draft. In his rookie season he was not very good.

Data Courtesy of American Soccer Analysis and Whoscored

While Dike was scoring goals and drawing interest from clubs in Europe, Raposo did not even attempt a single shot. American Soccer Analysis’ G+ metric pegged him as one of the worst players in the league. This lead to many people, including yours truly, speculating he just wasn’t up to the level in MLS.