2014 Real Salt Lake player profiles

2014 Player Profiles (#1): Nick Rimando

He's number one in our hearts and number one on the field: Nick Rimando takes the top spot in our 2014 player profiles. Surprised? Never.

2014 Player Profiles (#2): Joao Plata

2014 is the year Joao Plata went from an interesting piece to an undroppable player for Real Salt Lake. As our player profiles reach their conclusion, we're talking about the magic of Plata.

2014 Player Profiles (#3): Javier Morales

Javier Morales did not drink from the fountain of youth. He is the fountain of youth.

2014 Player Profiles (#4): Kyle Beckerman

Kyle Beckerman - great defensive mid, or greatest defensive mid? What a 2014 for the captain.

2014 Player Profiles (#5): Chris Schuler

2014 Player Profiles (#6): Carlos Salcedo

21-year-old Carlos Salcedo, a promising young center back, showed signs of great development at Real Salt Lake, but his time at the club might already be coming to a close.

2014 Player Profiles (#7): Ned Grabavoy

Ned Grabavoy became one of Real Salt Lake's most important players, and now he's gone. With his player profile today, coming in at #7, we take a look at his RSL career.

2014 Player Profiles (#8): Luke Mulholland

Luke Mulholland joined Real Salt Lake and promptly got down to goalscoring action. Color us impressed.

2014 Player Profiles (#9): Alvaro Saborio

Alvaro Saborio had a good 2014 even in the face of a prolonged injury. Most see him as a high quality striker, a handful see him as not working hard enough. Let's talk about that.

2014 Player Profiles (#10): Jeff Attinella

Jeff Attinella continued his development as a long-term prospect at Real Salt Lake, performing ably in the absence of Nick Rimando. We continue our player profiles today with Attinella, who ranks 10th.

2014 Player Profiles (#11): Tony Beltran

Our player profiles continue with Tony Beltran, whose one-on-one defending and strong combination play in attack make him one of the best right backs in MLS.

2014 Player Profiles (#12): Nat Borchers

Veteran defender Nat Borchers may have left the club officially yesterday, but he does so having been one of the most influential players in Real Salt Lake's history. Our player profiles continue today with Borchers, placed at 12th.

2014 Player Profiles (#13): Luis Gil

Luis Gil may have lost his starting spot this season, but he showed more brilliance than ever. He ranks 13th in our RSL Soapbox Player Ranking, and we're profiling him today.

2014 Player Profiles (#14): Chris Wingert

The longest tenured Real Salt Lake player put on the boots for another year and had what could be considered a decent season finishing in the middle of the pack in his player rankings.

2014 Player Profiles (#15): Abdoulie Mansally

The versatile left-sided Abdoulie Mansally ranks 15th in our player rankings, and we're profiling him today.

2014 Player Profiles (#16): Sebastian Jaime

Sebastian Jaime joined in August and made a handful of exciting, promising appearances before the season ended. He ranks 16th in our RSL Soapbox Player Ranking, and we're profiling him today.

2014 Player Profiles (#17): Sebastian Velasquez

Sebastian Velasquez had a year of ups-and-downs, but he scored his first regular season goal in 2014. He ranks 17th in our RSL Soapbox Player Ranking, and we're profiling him today.

2014 Player Profiles (#18): Cole Grossman

Grossman saw more minutes than ever in 2014 and made some key contributions to RSL. How do you think he did?

2014 Player Profiles (#19): Aaron Maund

Aaron Maund had a strong start to the season in a win against LA Galaxy, but the going got tough after that. He ranks 19th in our RSL Soapbox Player Ranking.

2014 Player Profiles (#20): Olmes Garcia

Olmes Garcia had a less productive year than in 2013, but his potential remains sky-high.

2014 Player Profiles (#21): John Stertzer

John Stertzer, a promising two-way midfielder, was starting to catch on with the senior team before he suffered a broken leg in an exhibition against Club Tijuana. He ranks 21st in our player profiles series.

2014 Player Profiles (#22): Robbie Findley

Robbie Findley recovered from a major injury, but his form never picked back up through 2014. He's ranked 22nd in our player rankings, and we're profiling him today.

2014 Player Profiles (#23): Devon Sandoval

Devon Sandoval, a traditional target forward with plenty of good qualities to his game, struggled mightily in 2014. He ranks 23rd in our RSL Soapbox Player Ranking, and we're profiling him today.

2014 Player Profiles (#24): Rich Balchan

For the next few weeks, we'll be posting a series of articles profiling Real Salt Lake's 2014 squad. Now, we're looking at Rich Balchan, who just had his option declined by the club.

2014 Player Profiles: Kwame Watson-Siriboe

For the next few weeks, we'll be posting a series of articles profiling Real Salt Lake's 2014 squad. Today, we're looking at Kwame Watson-Siriboe, who is set to play for NYCFC next season after a mid-season trade away from Salt Lake City.